Q2. How optimistic are you that you will achieve your primary career goal?

			GENDER			COMPLETED PH.D.				RACE			CURRENT POSITION				OVERSEE		TIER		PURSUE PHD AGAIN
			M	F	PRE	1970'S	1980'S	1990'S	WHT	ASIAN	OTH	TRAINEES	PI	OTH	INDUSTRY	MD NOT	TRAINEES	TOP	SECOND	THIRD	Y	N
					1970								W/LITTLE	ACADEM		PHD
													TEACHING
Total Respondents		2406	1535	869	410	757	655	534	2026	220	111	489	1069	421	119	106	1560	754	621	753	1609	592
	R	100%	64%	36%	17%	31%	27%	22%	84%	9%	5%	20%	44%	17%	5%	4%	65%	31%	26%	31%	67%	25%
	C	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
VERY OPTIMISTIC		347	242	105	59	109	88	83	294	21	22	68	167	54	16	11	232	116	88	111	280	51
	R	100%	70%	30%	17%	31%	25%	24%	85%	6%	6%	20%	48%	16%	5%	3%	67%	33%	25%	32%	81%	15%
	C	14%	16%	12%	14%	14%	13%	16%	15%	10%	20%	14%	16%	13%	13%	10%	15%	15%	14%	15%	17%	9%
SOMEWHAT OPTIMISTIC		709	416	292	59	185	197	256	600	63	33	246	300	98	15	17	433	210	180	237	485	152
	R	100%	59%	41%	8%	26%	28%	36%	85%	9%	5%	35%	42%	14%	2%	2%	61%	30%	25%	33%	68%	21%
	C	29%	27%	34%	14%	24%	30%	48%	30%	29%	30%	50%	28%	23%	13%	16%	28%	28%	29%	31%	30%	26%
NOT VERY OPTIMISTIC		282	169	113	31	72	75	102	218	44	15	99	91	58	6	5	165	72	81	91	133	119
	R	100%	60%	40%	11%	26%	27%	36%	77%	16%	5%	35%	32%	21%	2%	2%	59%	26%	29%	32%	47%	42%
	C	12%	11%	13%	8%	10%	11%	19%	11%	20%	14%	20%	9%	14%	5%	5%	11%	10%	13%	12%	8%	20%
NOT AT ALL		138	81	57	20	35	41	38	113	18	6	40	39	24	5	2	69	34	36	53	40	85
OPTIMISTIC	R	100%	59%	41%	14%	25%	30%	28%	82%	13%	4%	29%	28%	17%	4%	1%	50%	25%	26%	38%	29%	62%
	C	6%	5%	7%	5%	5%	6%	7%	6%	8%	5%	8%	4%	6%	4%	2%	4%	5%	6%	7%	2%	14%
ALREADY ACHIEVED MY		841	590	250	227	333	232	26	734	60	29	4	446	178	75	66	625	300	216	233	622	158
PRIMARY CAREER	R	100%	70%	30%	27%	40%	28%	3%	87%	7%	3%	0%	53%	21%	9%	8%	74%	36%	26%	28%	74%	19%
GOALS	C	35%	38%	29%	55%	44%	35%	5%	36%	27%	26%	1%	42%	42%	63%	62%	40%	40%	35%	31%	39%	27%
DON'T KNOW, CAN'T		41	18	23	4	5	8	24	22	11	6	25	8	1	1	1	10	7	7	14	21	16
SAY	R	100%	44%	56%	10%	12%	20%	59%	54%	27%	15%	61%	20%	2%	2%	2%	24%	17%	17%	34%	51%	39%
	C	2%	1%	3%	1%	1%	1%	4%	1%	5%	5%	5%	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	3%
REFUSED		48	19	29	10	18	14	5	45	3		7	18	8	1	4	26	15	13	14	28	11
	R	100%	40%	60%	21%	38%	29%	10%	94%	6%		15%	38%	17%	2%	8%	54%	31%	27%	29%	58%	23%
	C	2%	1%	3%	2%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%		1%	2%	2%	1%	4%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%