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Table 4-8b. Computer and information science postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2018

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 114 15.9 80 11.2
Schools 116 14.2 80 9.8
Units 163 0.8 126 0.6
All individuals 879 100.0 515 100.0
Male 698 79.4 382 74.2
Female 181 20.6 133 25.8
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 337 38.3 na na
Hispanic or Latino 8 0.9 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.1 na na
Asian 82 9.3 na na
Black or African American 22 2.5 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 na na
White 177 20.1 na na
More than one race 7 0.8 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 40 4.6 na na
Temporary visa holders 542 61.7 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 419 47.7 na na
Nonfederalb 383 43.6 na na
Personal resources 13 1.5 na na
Unknown or not stated 64 7.3 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 91 10.4 na na
Research grants 594 67.6 na na
Traineeships 30 3.4 na na
Other types of support 164 18.7 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 696 79.2 384 74.6
Professional degree 7 0.8 22 4.3
Dual degree 2 0.2 10 1.9
Unknown 174 19.8 99 19.2
Degree origin
United States 348 39.6 na na
Foreign country 241 27.4 na na
Unknown 290 33.0 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.