Base: THOSE WHO ANSWERED

Q23c. HAVING ENOUGH TIME AT THE BENCH CURRENTLY: Please rate how satisfying each of the following has been for you, on a scale where 1 means completely unsatisfying and 7 means completely satisfying.

 

 

  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

 

2176

1409

766

350

683

602

503

1828

205

97

468

1024

389

105

92

1492

682

567

680

1461

533

 

R

100%

65%

35%

16%

31%

28%

23%

84%

9%

4%

22%

47%

18%

5%

4%

69%

31%

26%

31%

67%

24%

 

C

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 = COMPLETELY

 

260

153

107

29

107

112

8

236

12

7

3

158

62

5

10

219

85

82

75

142

91

UNSATISFYING

R

100%

59%

41%

11%

41%

43%

3%

91%

5%

3%

1%

61%

24%

2%

4%

84%

33%

32%

29%

55%

35%

 

C

12%

11%

14%

8%

16%

19%

2%

13%

6%

7%

1%

15%

16%

5%

11%

15%

12%

14%

11%

10%

17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

293

205

88

52

123

102

13

259

12

13

8

191

65

9

14

251

91

72

94

207

57

 

R

100%

70%

30%

18%

42%

35%

4%

88%

4%

4%

3%

65%

22%

3%

5%

86%

31%

25%

32%

71%

19%

 

C

13%

15%

11%

15%

18%

17%

3%

14%

6%

13%

2%

19%

17%

9%

15%

17%

13%

13%

14%

14%

11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

347

234

113

60

145

114

23

302

26

13

16

211

84

12

12

287

114

83

117

248

71

 

R

100%

67%

33%

17%

42%

33%

7%

87%

7%

4%

5%

61%

24%

3%

3%

83%

33%

24%

34%

71%

20%

 

C

16%

17%

15%

17%

21%

19%

5%

17%

13%

13%

3%

21%

22%

11%

13%

19%

17%

15%

17%

17%

13%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

343

252

90

69

124

98

47

293

31

11

40

174

70

25

20

255

117

103

92

246

72

 

R

100%

73%

26%

20%

36%

29%

14%

85%

9%

3%

12%

51%

20%

7%

6%

74%

34%

30%

27%

72%

21%

 

C

16%

18%

12%

20%

18%

16%

9%

16%

15%

11%

9%

17%

18%

24%

22%

17%

17%

18%

14%

17%

14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

307

198

109

60

85

77

72

263

30

11

58

136

59

20

21

209

100

67

99

213

74

 

R

100%

64%

36%

20%

28%

25%

23%

86%

10%

4%

19%

44%

19%

7%

7%

68%

33%

22%

32%

69%

24%

 

C

14%

14%

14%

17%

12%

13%

14%

14%

15%

11%

12%

13%

15%

19%

23%

14%

15%

12%

15%

15%

14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

314

203

111

45

60

57

146

234

48

25

141

101

27

20

10

163

81

81

107

210

80

 

R

100%

65%

35%

14%

19%

18%

46%

75%

15%

8%

45%

32%

9%

6%

3%

52%

26%

26%

34%

67%

25%

 

C

14%

14%

14%

13%

9%

9%

29%

13%

23%

26%

30%

10%

7%

19%

11%

11%

12%

14%

16%

14%

15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 = COMPLETELY

 

312

164

148

35

39

42

194

241

46

17

202

53

22

14

5

108

94

79

96

195

88

SATISFYING

R

100%

53%

47%

11%

13%

13%

62%

77%

15%

5%

65%

17%

7%

4%

2%

35%

30%

25%

31%

63%

28%

 

C

14%

12%

19%

10%

6%

7%

39%

13%

22%

18%

43%

5%

6%

13%

5%

7%

14%

14%

14%

13%

17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mean

 

4.07

4.00

4.22

4.01

3.43

3.44

5.74

3.96

4.87

4.54

5.93

3.44

3.43

4.54

3.85

3.61

3.99

3.99

4.10

4.09

4.08

Median

 

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.00

3.00

6.00

4.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

3.00

3.00

5.00

4.00

3.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00