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Table 4-6b. Agricultural sciences postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2018

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 56 7.8 46 6.4
Schools 56 6.9 46 5.6
Units 187 1.0 146 0.7
All individuals 1,072 100.0 565 100.0
Male 625 58.3 325 57.5
Female 447 41.7 240 42.5
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 480 44.8 na na
Hispanic or Latino 39 3.6 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.2 na na
Asian 96 9.0 na na
Black or African American 12 1.1 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 na na
White 276 25.7 na na
More than one race 1 0.1 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 54 5.0 na na
Temporary visa holders 592 55.2 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 466 43.5 na na
Nonfederalb 481 44.9 na na
Personal resources 10 0.9 na na
Unknown or not stated 115 10.7 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 52 4.9 na na
Research grants 706 65.9 na na
Traineeships 29 2.7 na na
Other types of support 285 26.6 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 752 70.1 466 82.5
Professional degree 8 0.7 15 2.7
Dual degree 5 0.5 4 0.7
Unknown 307 28.6 80 14.2
Degree origin
United States 358 33.4 na na
Foreign country 193 18.0 na na
Unknown 521 48.6 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.