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Table 4-11b. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2018

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 84 11.7 60 8.4
Schools 86 10.5 61 7.5
Units 181 0.9 155 0.8
All individuals 980 100.0 832 100.0
Male 570 58.2 551 66.2
Female 410 41.8 281 33.8
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 554 56.5 na na
Hispanic or Latino 31 3.2 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.3 na na
Asian 68 6.9 na na
Black or African American 28 2.9 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 na na
White 371 37.9 na na
More than one race 5 0.5 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 48 4.9 na na
Temporary visa holders 426 43.5 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 447 45.6 na na
Nonfederalb 445 45.4 na na
Personal resources 15 1.5 na na
Unknown or not stated 73 7.4 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 134 13.7 na na
Research grants 552 56.3 na na
Traineeships 58 5.9 na na
Other types of support 236 24.1 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 745 76.0 654 78.6
Professional degree 11 1.1 18 2.2
Dual degree 5 0.5 8 1.0
Unknown 219 22.3 152 18.3
Degree origin
United States 433 44.2 na na
Foreign country 211 21.5 na na
Unknown 336 34.3 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 Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2018.