Q27b. SPEED UP THE TIME TO PH.D.: Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the following proposals for the future of the profession:

 

 

  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

 

221

135

86

33

32

41

111

166

36

15

99

57

26

11

7

86

69

52

67

120

81

 

R

100%

61%

39%

15%

14%

19%

50%

75%

16%

7%

45%

26%

12%

5%

3%

39%

31%

24%

30%

54%

37%

 

C

9%

9%

10%

8%

4%

6%

21%

8%

16%

14%

20%

5%

6%

9%

7%

6%

9%

8%

9%

7%

14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT AGREE

 

532

316

216

102

135

132

153

450

44

29

141

206

88

30

21

309

171

131

174

346

147

 

R

100%

59%

41%

19%

25%

25%

29%

85%

8%

5%

27%

39%

17%

6%

4%

58%

32%

25%

33%

65%

28%

 

C

22%

21%

25%

25%

18%

20%

29%

22%

20%

26%

29%

19%

21%

25%

20%

20%

23%

21%

23%

22%

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOMEWHAT DISAGREE

 

783

508

275

128

263

228

145

677

63

29

130

366

146

40

34

527

244

213

234

552

158

 

R

100%

65%

35%

16%

34%

29%

19%

86%

8%

4%

17%

47%

19%

5%

4%

67%

31%

27%

30%

70%

20%

 

C

33%

33%

32%

31%

35%

35%

27%

33%

29%

26%

27%

34%

35%

34%

32%

34%

32%

34%

31%

34%

27%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRONGLY DISAGREE

 

765

526

239

130

288

232

101

657

64

29

94

408

143

34

34

574

243

203

238

522

183

 

R

100%

69%

31%

17%

38%

30%

13%

86%

8%

4%

12%

53%

19%

4%

4%

75%

32%

27%

31%

68%

24%

 

C

32%

34%

28%

32%

38%

35%

19%

32%

29%

26%

19%

38%

34%

29%

32%

37%

32%

33%

32%

32%

31%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DON'T KNOW

 

72

34

38

9

27

17

18

55

11

6

19

21

12

2

6

42

18

16

30

48

17

 

R

100%

47%

53%

13%

38%

24%

25%

76%

15%

8%

26%

29%

17%

3%

8%

58%

25%

22%

42%

67%

24%

 

C

3%

2%

4%

2%

4%

3%

3%

3%

5%

5%

4%

2%

3%

2%

6%

3%

2%

3%

4%

3%

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFUSED

 

33

16

15

8

12

5

6

21

2

3

6

11

6

2

4

22

9

6

10

21

6

 

R

100%

48%

45%

24%

36%

15%

18%

64%

6%

9%

18%

33%

18%

6%

12%

67%

27%

18%

30%

64%

18%

 

C

1%

1%

2%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

3%

1%

1%

1%

2%

4%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%