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Table 4-12b. Natural resources and conservation postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2017

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 76 10.8 54 7.7
Schools 76 9.3 54 6.6
Units 120 0.6 87 0.5
All individuals 731 100.0 364 100.0
Male 427 58.4 232 63.7
Female 304 41.6 132 36.3
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 459 62.8 na na
Hispanic or Latino 19 2.6 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 0.7 na na
Asian 41 5.6 na na
Black or African American 7 1.0 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.3 na na
White 324 44.3 na na
More than one race 10 1.4 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 51 7.0 na na
Temporary visa holders 272 37.2 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 347 47.5 na na
Nonfederalb 329 45.0 na na
Personal resources 10 1.4 na na
Unknown or not stated 45 6.2 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 54 7.4 na na
Research grants 505 69.1 na na
Traineeships 25 3.4 na na
Other types of support 147 20.1 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 564 77.2 236 64.8
Professional degree 12 1.6 21 5.8
Dual degree 5 0.7 1 0.3
Unknown 150 20.5 106 29.1
Degree origin
United States 305 41.7 na na
Foreign country 135 18.5 na na
Unknown 291 39.8 na na
na = not applicable; citizenship, race and ethnicity, source of support, mechanism of support, and degree origin data are not collected for doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers.
a Ethnicity and race data are available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
b Nonfederal includes foreign support.
c Doctoral degree includes PhD, ScD, DEng, etc.; professional degree includes MD, DVM, DO, DDS, etc.; dual degree includes both professional and doctoral degrees (MD-PhD, DVM-PhD, etc.).
NOTES: "Field" refers to the field of the unit that reports postdoctorates and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers to the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. Percentages may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2017.