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Table 4-15b. Social sciences postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2018

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 144 20.1 119 16.6
Schools 151 18.5 125 15.3
Units 557 2.8 417 2.1
All individuals 1,507 100.0 1,601 100.0
Male 707 46.9 721 45.0
Female 800 53.1 880 55.0
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 1,001 66.4 na na
Hispanic or Latino 69 4.6 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 0.8 na na
Asian 87 5.8 na na
Black or African American 73 4.8 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.3 na na
White 611 40.5 na na
More than one race 24 1.6 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 121 8.0 na na
Temporary visa holders 506 33.6 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 348 23.1 na na
Nonfederalb 991 65.8 na na
Personal resources 18 1.2 na na
Unknown or not stated 150 10.0 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 279 18.5 na na
Research grants 597 39.6 na na
Traineeships 73 4.8 na na
Other types of support 558 37.0 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 1,191 79.0 1,159 72.4
Professional degree 22 1.5 59 3.7
Dual degree 11 0.7 10 0.6
Unknown 283 18.8 373 23.3
Degree origin
United States 839 55.7 na na
Foreign country 207 13.7 na na
Unknown 461 30.6 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.