Q26b. INSUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR BEGINNING INVESTIGATORS: 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

 

1034

652

382

161

316

306

228

866

100

48

206

431

199

63

42

654

300

266

348

627

321

 

R

100%

63%

37%

16%

31%

30%

22%

84%

10%

5%

20%

42%

19%

6%

4%

63%

29%

26%

34%

61%

31%

 

C

43%

42%

44%

39%

42%

47%

43%

43%

45%

43%

42%

40%

47%

53%

40%

42%

40%

43%

46%

39%

54%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT AGREE

 

995

655

340

189

316

267

207

848

84

46

188

478

166

48

46

676

340

240

295

719

188

 

R

100%

66%

34%

19%

32%

27%

21%

85%

8%

5%

19%

48%

17%

5%

5%

68%

34%

24%

30%

72%

19%

 

C

41%

43%

39%

46%

42%

41%

39%

42%

38%

41%

38%

45%

39%

40%

43%

43%

45%

39%

39%

45%

32%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT DISAGREE

 

199

128

70

36

79

53

27

170

12

10

22

112

33

4

9

156

62

61

60

144

43

 

R

100%

64%

35%

18%

40%

27%

14%

85%

6%

5%

11%

56%

17%

2%

5%

78%

31%

31%

30%

72%

22%

 

C

8%

8%

8%

9%

10%

8%

5%

8%

5%

9%

4%

10%

8%

3%

8%

10%

8%

10%

8%

9%

7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONGLY DISAGREE

 

46

33

13

11

15

14

3

42

2

2

3

27

10

 

4

37

18

9

13

35

9

 

R

100%

72%

28%

24%

33%

30%

7%

91%

4%

4%

7%

59%

22%

 

9%

80%

39%

20%

28%

76%

20%

 

C

2%

2%

1%

3%

2%

2%

1%

2%

1%

2%

1%

3%

2%

 

4%

2%

2%

1%

2%

2%

2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DON'T KNOW

 

119

60

59

10

27

14

66

90

22

5

67

15

12

4

3

29

33

43

31

75

29

 

R

100%

50%

50%

8%

23%

12%

55%

76%

18%

4%

56%

13%

10%

3%

3%

24%

28%

36%

26%

63%

24%

 

C

5%

4%

7%

2%

4%

2%

12%

4%

10%

5%

14%

1%

3%

3%

3%

2%

4%

7%

4%

5%

5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFUSED

 

13

7

5

3

4

1

3

10

 

 

3

6

1

 

2

8

1

2

6

9

2

 

R

100%

54%

38%

23%

31%

8%

23%

77%

 

 

23%

46%

8%

 

15%

62%

8%

15%

46%

69%

15%

 

C

1%

0%

1%

1%

1%

0%

1%

0%

 

 

1%

1%

0%

 

2%

1%

0%

0%

1%

1%

0%