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Table 4-14b. Psychology postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2018

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 136 19.0 82 11.5
Schools 145 17.7 84 10.3
Units 215 1.1 114 0.6
All individuals 1,145 100.0 507 100.0
Male 478 41.7 193 38.1
Female 667 58.3 314 61.9
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 833 72.8 na na
Hispanic or Latino 67 5.9 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.1 na na
Asian 72 6.3 na na
Black or African American 21 1.8 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 na na
White 582 50.8 na na
More than one race 11 1.0 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 79 6.9 na na
Temporary visa holders 312 27.2 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 586 51.2 na na
Nonfederalb 451 39.4 na na
Personal resources 26 2.3 na na
Unknown or not stated 82 7.2 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 193 16.9 na na
Research grants 660 57.6 na na
Traineeships 49 4.3 na na
Other types of support 243 21.2 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 928 81.0 412 81.3
Professional degree 26 2.3 14 2.8
Dual degree 11 1.0 4 0.8
Unknown 180 15.7 77 15.2
Degree origin
United States 649 56.7 na na
Foreign country 193 16.9 na na
Unknown 303 26.5 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.