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Table 4-12b. Natural resources and conservation postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2018

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 86 12.0 65 9.1
Schools 86 10.5 65 8.0
Units 137 0.7 118 0.6
All individuals 764 100.0 580 100.0
Male 437 57.2 370 63.8
Female 327 42.8 210 36.2
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 474 62.0 na na
Hispanic or Latino 17 2.2 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.3 na na
Asian 43 5.6 na na
Black or African American 5 0.7 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.3 na na
White 331 43.3 na na
More than one race 10 1.3 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 64 8.4 na na
Temporary visa holders 290 38.0 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 338 44.2 na na
Nonfederalb 369 48.3 na na
Personal resources 17 2.2 na na
Unknown or not stated 40 5.2 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 50 6.5 na na
Research grants 508 66.5 na na
Traineeships 35 4.6 na na
Other types of support 171 22.4 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 614 80.4 420 72.4
Professional degree 17 2.2 52 9.0
Dual degree 2 0.3 2 0.3
Unknown 131 17.1 106 18.3
Degree origin
United States 338 44.2 na na
Foreign country 146 19.1 na na
Unknown 280 36.6 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.