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Table 4-14b. Psychology postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2017

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 140 19.9 77 11.0
Schools 148 18.2 78 9.6
Units 202 1.1 106 0.6
All individuals 1,082 100.0 494 100.0
Male 448 41.4 187 37.9
Female 634 58.6 307 62.1
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 778 71.9 na na
Hispanic or Latino 52 4.8 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0.0 na na
Asian 63 5.8 na na
Black or African American 25 2.3 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.4 na na
White 537 49.6 na na
More than one race 13 1.2 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 84 7.8 na na
Temporary visa holders 304 28.1 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 595 55.0 na na
Nonfederalb 392 36.2 na na
Personal resources 26 2.4 na na
Unknown or not stated 69 6.4 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 121 11.2 na na
Research grants 668 61.7 na na
Traineeships 67 6.2 na na
Other types of support 226 20.9 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 850 78.6 346 70.0
Professional degree 17 1.6 37 7.5
Dual degree 11 1.0 29 5.9
Unknown 204 18.9 82 16.6
Degree origin
United States 578 53.4 na na
Foreign country 153 14.1 na na
Unknown 351 32.4 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.