Base: THOSE WHO CURRENTLY ADVISE OR OVERSEE THE WORK OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND/OR POST DOCS
Q5c. OBTAINING A DESIRABLE FULL TIME, INDEPENDENT POSITION IN BIOLOGY AFTER COMPLETING TRAINING: Compared to the way things were when you were starting out, do you think each of the following has become more difficult, easier, or the same?
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COMPLETED PH.D. |
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RACE |
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CURRENT POSITION |
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OVERSEE |
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PURSUE PHD AGAIN |
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| Total Respondents |
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1560 |
1094 |
465 |
323 |
609 |
469 |
122 |
1349 |
107 |
68 |
94 |
1006 |
298 |
25 |
89 |
1560 |
520 |
394 |
469 |
1090 |
336 |
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R |
100% |
70% |
30% |
21% |
39% |
30% |
8% |
86% |
7% |
4% |
6% |
64% |
19% |
2% |
6% |
100% |
33% |
25% |
30% |
70% |
22% |
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C |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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| MUCH MORE DIFFICULT |
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921 |
658 |
263 |
198 |
364 |
262 |
80 |
805 |
62 |
38 |
66 |
594 |
178 |
11 |
47 |
921 |
304 |
233 |
274 |
588 |
253 |
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R |
100% |
71% |
29% |
21% |
40% |
28% |
9% |
87% |
7% |
4% |
7% |
64% |
19% |
1% |
5% |
100% |
33% |
25% |
30% |
64% |
27% |
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C |
59% |
60% |
57% |
61% |
60% |
56% |
66% |
60% |
58% |
56% |
70% |
59% |
60% |
44% |
53% |
59% |
58% |
59% |
58% |
54% |
75% |
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| SOMEWHAT MORE |
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486 |
339 |
147 |
95 |
198 |
150 |
29 |
418 |
33 |
22 |
16 |
327 |
87 |
8 |
33 |
486 |
169 |
116 |
148 |
390 |
56 |
| DIFFICULT |
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100% |
70% |
30% |
20% |
41% |
31% |
6% |
86% |
7% |
5% |
3% |
67% |
18% |
2% |
7% |
100% |
35% |
24% |
30% |
80% |
12% |
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C |
31% |
31% |
32% |
29% |
33% |
32% |
24% |
31% |
31% |
32% |
17% |
33% |
29% |
32% |
37% |
31% |
32% |
29% |
32% |
36% |
17% |
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| SAME AS IT WAS |
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80 |
54 |
26 |
10 |
27 |
32 |
9 |
69 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
48 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
80 |
32 |
24 |
21 |
65 |
10 |
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R |
100% |
68% |
32% |
13% |
34% |
40% |
11% |
86% |
4% |
6% |
8% |
60% |
16% |
4% |
5% |
100% |
40% |
30% |
26% |
81% |
13% |
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C |
5% |
5% |
6% |
3% |
4% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
12% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
6% |
4% |
6% |
3% |
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| SOMEWHAT EASIER |
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6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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4 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
1 |
1 |
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6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
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R |
100% |
67% |
33% |
17% |
17% |
50% |
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67% |
17% |
17% |
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50% |
17% |
17% |
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100% |
33% |
17% |
17% |
50% |
33% |
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C |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
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0% |
1% |
1% |
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0% |
0% |
4% |
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0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
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| MUCH EASIER |
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4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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4 |
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3 |
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4 |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
3 |
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R |
100% |
75% |
25% |
25% |
50% |
25% |
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100% |
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75% |
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100% |
50% |
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25% |
25% |
75% |
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C |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
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0% |
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0% |
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0% |
0% |
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0% |
1% |
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| DONT KNOW |
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21 |
13 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
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2 |
21 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
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R |
100% |
62% |
33% |
19% |
29% |
33% |
19% |
81% |
10% |
5% |
24% |
52% |
14% |
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10% |
100% |
10% |
29% |
57% |
52% |
33% |
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C |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
5% |
1% |
1% |
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2% |
1% |
0% |
2% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
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| REFUSED |
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42 |
23 |
19 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
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32 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
42 |
9 |
14 |
12 |
32 |
5 |
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R |
100% |
55% |
45% |
33% |
26% |
33% |
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76% |
14% |
2% |
2% |
48% |
38% |
5% |
7% |
100% |
21% |
33% |
29% |
76% |
12% |
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C |
3% |
2% |
4% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
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2% |
6% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
5% |
8% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
1% |