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Q11. Was the first post doc you held your first choice, second, or third choice at the time?

 

 

  GENDER

 

COMPLETED PH.D.

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

 

CURRENT POSITION

 

 

 

OVERSEE

 

TIER

 

PURSUE PHD AGAIN  

 

 

 

M

F

PRE 1970

1970'S

1980'S

1990'S

WHT

ASIAN

OTH

TRAINEES

PI

OTH

INDUSTRY

MD NOT

TRAINEES

TOP

SECOND

THIRD

Y

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W/LITTLE

ACADEM

 

PHD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEACHING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Respondents

 

2121

1367

753

360

717

634

364

1809

181

86

332

1016

373

115

101

1480

664

536

662

1403

536

 

R

100%

64%

36%

17%

34%

30%

17%

85%

9%

4%

16%

48%

18%

5%

5%

70%

31%

25%

31%

66%

25%

 

C

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST

 

1761

1122

638

313

596

526

288

1522

132

68

260

852

314

89

93

1238

562

452

548

1173

433

 

R

100%

64%

36%

18%

34%

30%

16%

86%

7%

4%

15%

48%

18%

5%

5%

70%

32%

26%

31%

67%

25%

 

C

83%

82%

85%

87%

83%

83%

79%

84%

73%

79%

78%

84%

84%

77%

92%

84%

85%

84%

83%

84%

81%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND

 

237

160

77

31

79

78

44

196

27

11

43

115

41

18

3

169

68

57

75

161

62

 

R

100%

68%

32%

13%

33%

33%

19%

83%

11%

5%

18%

49%

17%

8%

1%

71%

29%

24%

32%

68%

26%

 

C

11%

12%

10%

9%

11%

12%

12%

11%

15%

13%

13%

11%

11%

16%

3%

11%

10%

11%

11%

11%

12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIRD

 

41

27

14

5

14

13

8

33

7

1

8

16

9

3

2

26

9

12

11

24

12

 

R

100%

66%

34%

12%

34%

32%

20%

80%

17%

2%

20%

39%

22%

7%

5%

63%

22%

29%

27%

59%

29%

 

C

2%

2%

2%

1%

2%

2%

2%

2%

4%

1%

2%

2%

2%

3%

2%

2%

1%

2%

2%

2%

2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOURTH OR MORE

 

27

19

8

 

7

5

14

16

7

3

13

9

1

2

 

14

8

7

7

11

13

 

R

100%

70%

30%

 

26%

19%

52%

59%

26%

11%

48%

33%

4%

7%

 

52%

30%

26%

26%

41%

48%

 

C

1%

1%

1%

 

1%

1%

4%

1%

4%

3%

4%

1%

0%

2%

 

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFUSED

 

55

39

16

11

21

12

10

42

8

3

8

24

8

3

3

33

17

8

21

34

16

 

R

100%

71%

29%

20%

38%

22%

18%

76%

15%

5%

15%

44%

15%

5%

5%

60%

31%

15%

38%

62%

29%

 

C

3%

3%

2%

3%

3%

2%

3%

2%

4%

3%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

2%

3%

1%

3%

2%

3%