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Table 4-8b. Computer and information science postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2017

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 123 17.5 81 11.5
Schools 127 15.6 83 10.2
Units 174 0.9 111 0.6
All individuals 854 100.0 476 100.0
Male 673 78.8 364 76.5
Female 181 21.2 112 23.5
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 286 33.5 na na
Hispanic or Latino 8 0.9 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.2 na na
Asian 62 7.3 na na
Black or African American 9 1.1 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 na na
White 176 20.6 na na
More than one race 9 1.1 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 20 2.3 na na
Temporary visa holders 568 66.5 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 410 48.0 na na
Nonfederalb 392 45.9 na na
Personal resources 5 0.6 na na
Unknown or not stated 47 5.5 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 89 10.4 na na
Research grants 609 71.3 na na
Traineeships 11 1.3 na na
Other types of support 145 17.0 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 637 74.6 340 71.4
Professional degree 6 0.7 14 2.9
Dual degree 1 0.1 13 2.7
Unknown 210 24.6 109 22.9
Degree origin
United States 306 35.8 na na
Foreign country 273 32.0 na na
Unknown 275 32.2 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.