Q26a. TOO MANY PH.D.'S BEING TRAINED FOR TOO FEW INDEPENDENT POSITIONS: Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the following statements made about the cell biology profession today. There is/are:

 

 

  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%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONGLY AGREE

 

832

535

297

102

233

226

252

662

117

36

243

323

134

43

25

499

257

214

266

416

348

 

R

100%

64%

36%

12%

28%

27%

30%

80%

14%

4%

29%

39%

16%

5%

3%

60%

31%

26%

32%

50%

42%

 

C

35%

35%

34%

25%

31%

35%

47%

33%

53%

32%

50%

30%

32%

36%

24%

32%

34%

34%

35%

26%

59%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT AGREE

 

1060

695

364

190

369

283

202

926

74

40

184

504

191

51

48

705

346

274

321

774

185

 

R

100%

66%

34%

18%

35%

27%

19%

87%

7%

4%

17%

48%

18%

5%

5%

67%

33%

26%

30%

73%

17%

 

C

44%

45%

42%

46%

49%

43%

38%

46%

34%

36%

38%

47%

45%

43%

45%

45%

46%

44%

43%

48%

31%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT DISAGREE

 

254

152

102

61

72

81

35

218

17

17

29

134

47

11

11

188

74

71

79

217

29

 

R

100%

60%

40%

24%

28%

32%

14%

86%

7%

7%

11%

53%

19%

4%

4%

74%

29%

28%

31%

85%

11%

 

C

11%

10%

12%

15%

10%

12%

7%

11%

8%

15%

6%

13%

11%

9%

10%

12%

10%

11%

10%

13%

5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONGLY DISAGREE

 

79

51

28

24

23

23

6

66

2

8

4

42

16

4

8

63

23

21

26

71

6

 

R

100%

65%

35%

30%

29%

29%

8%

84%

3%

10%

5%

53%

20%

5%

10%

80%

29%

27%

33%

90%

8%

 

C

3%

3%

3%

6%

3%

4%

1%

3%

1%

7%

1%

4%

4%

3%

8%

4%

3%

3%

3%

4%

1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DON'T KNOW

 

153

87

66

27

50

37

35

132

9

8

26

55

30

10

10

87

47

35

52

115

20

 

R

100%

57%

43%

18%

33%

24%

23%

86%

6%

5%

17%

36%

20%

7%

7%

57%

31%

23%

34%

75%

13%

 

C

6%

6%

8%

7%

7%

6%

7%

7%

4%

7%

5%

5%

7%

8%

9%

6%

6%

6%

7%

7%

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFUSED

 

28

15

12

6

10

5

4

22

1

2

3

11

3

 

4

18

7

6

9

16

4

 

R

100%

54%

43%

21%

36%

18%

14%

79%

4%

7%

11%

39%

11%

 

14%

64%

25%

21%

32%

57%

14%

 

C

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

2%

1%

1%

1%

 

4%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%