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Table 4-6b. Agricultural sciences postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2017

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 53 7.5 46 6.5
Schools 53 6.5 46 5.7
Units 179 1.0 134 0.7
All individuals 1,024 100.0 496 100.0
Male 611 59.7 278 56.0
Female 413 40.3 218 44.0
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 428 41.8 na na
Hispanic or Latino 26 2.5 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0.4 na na
Asian 84 8.2 na na
Black or African American 10 1.0 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.3 na na
White 224 21.9 na na
More than one race 26 2.5 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 51 5.0 na na
Temporary visa holders 596 58.2 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 398 38.9 na na
Nonfederalb 478 46.7 na na
Personal resources 6 0.6 na na
Unknown or not stated 142 13.9 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 38 3.7 na na
Research grants 724 70.7 na na
Traineeships 33 3.2 na na
Other types of support 229 22.4 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 677 66.1 373 75.2
Professional degree 11 1.1 31 6.3
Dual degree 4 0.4 4 0.8
Unknown 332 32.4 88 17.7
Degree origin
United States 322 31.4 na na
Foreign country 170 16.6 na na
Unknown 532 52.0 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.