Q26d. TOO MANY OLDER, TENURED SCIENTISTS NOT RETIRING TO MAKE ROOM FOR YOUNGER SCIENTISTS: 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

 

213

144

69

27

39

63

80

150

42

15

74

75

26

9

8

119

53

45

82

118

77

 

R

100%

68%

32%

13%

18%

30%

38%

70%

20%

7%

35%

35%

12%

4%

4%

56%

25%

21%

38%

55%

36%

 

C

9%

9%

8%

7%

5%

10%

15%

7%

19%

14%

15%

7%

6%

8%

8%

8%

7%

7%

11%

7%

13%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT AGREE

 

699

445

254

105

208

189

181

599

66

23

162

303

117

37

28

444

212

196

213

460

180

 

R

100%

64%

36%

15%

30%

27%

26%

86%

9%

3%

23%

43%

17%

5%

4%

64%

30%

28%

30%

66%

26%

 

C

29%

29%

29%

26%

27%

29%

34%

30%

30%

21%

33%

28%

28%

31%

26%

28%

28%

32%

28%

29%

30%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT DISAGREE

 

752

466

286

122

259

221

139

643

63

36

124

359

145

32

34

520

247

195

227

530

168

 

R

100%

62%

38%

16%

34%

29%

18%

86%

8%

5%

16%

48%

19%

4%

5%

69%

33%

26%

30%

70%

22%

 

C

31%

30%

33%

30%

34%

34%

26%

32%

29%

32%

25%

34%

34%

27%

32%

33%

33%

31%

30%

33%

28%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONGLY DISAGREE

 

418

287

131

113

156

97

39

361

21

25

40

228

82

12

22

317

131

106

127

291

87

 

R

100%

69%

31%

27%

37%

23%

9%

86%

5%

6%

10%

55%

20%

3%

5%

76%

31%

25%

30%

70%

21%

 

C

17%

19%

15%

28%

21%

15%

7%

18%

10%

23%

8%

21%

19%

10%

21%

20%

17%

17%

17%

18%

15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DON'T KNOW

 

300

179

120

37

90

80

89

254

26

12

83

96

46

29

11

143

105

74

96

196

74

 

R

100%

60%

40%

12%

30%

27%

30%

85%

9%

4%

28%

32%

15%

10%

4%

48%

35%

25%

32%

65%

25%

 

C

12%

12%

14%

9%

12%

12%

17%

13%

12%

11%

17%

9%

11%

24%

10%

9%

14%

12%

13%

12%

13%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFUSED

 

24

14

9

6

5

5

6

19

2

 

6

8

5

 

3

17

6

5

8

14

6

 

R

100%

58%

38%

25%

21%

21%

25%

79%

8%

 

25%

33%

21%

 

13%

71%

25%

21%

33%

58%

25%

 

C

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

 

1%

1%

1%

 

3%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%