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Table A-11. Imputation for postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health fields, by citizenship, ethnicity, race, and sex: 2017

Citizenship, ethnicity, and race Total Male Female
Imputation rate (%)
All postdoctoral appointees 3.4 4.8 4.4
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa
Hispanic or Latino 7.2 7.3 7.0
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3.2 3.1 3.3
Asian 7.0 7.2 6.7
Black or African American 6.5 7.2 5.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.9 2.4 0.0
White 7.2 7.4 7.0
More than one race 2.1 2.0 2.1
Unknown ethnicity and race 11.7 10.7 13.0
Temporary visa holders 7.1 7.1 7.0
Number imputedb
All postdoctoral appointees 2,229 1,871 1,139
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa
Hispanic or Latino 119 62 57
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 2 2
Asian 425 248 176
Black or African American 66 32 34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0
White 1,255 701 556
More than one race 15 8 7
Unknown ethnicity and race 364 185 179
Temporary visa holders 2,445 1,604 855
a Ethnicity and race data are available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
b This table reports the sum of counts imputed in each of these cells and variables. Because some units report totals without complete details, the sum of the imputed details will often be higher than the related total.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2017.