Study sample characteristics
| Demographic variable | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Women | 793 (54%) |
| Men | 686 (46%) | |
| UR status | WR | 1246 (84%) |
| UR | 233 (16%) | |
| Social identity | WR women | 660 (45%) |
| WR men | 586 (40%) | |
| UR women | 133 (9%) | |
| UR men | 100 (7%) | |
| Have a disability? | No | 1415 (98%) |
| Yes | 36 (3%) | |
| First person or among the first generation to graduate from a 4 year college? | No | 1125 (77%) |
| Yes | 346 (24%) | |
| Sexual orientation | Straight or heterosexual | 1324 (93%) |
| Lesbian, gay, homosexual, bisexual, or other sexual minority | 87 (7%) | |
| PhD field | Neuroscience | 705 (48%) |
| Cellular/molecular biology | 137 (9%) | |
| Biological sciences | 111 (8%) | |
| Biochemistry/chemistry | 84 (6%) | |
| Bioengineering | 82 (6%) | |
| Psychology | 80 (5%) | |
| Pharmacology/toxicology | 60 (4%) | |
| Physiology | 49 (3%) | |
| Genetics | 34 (2%) | |
| Biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, clinical sciences | 29 (2%) | |
| Physics | 22 (2%) | |
| Microbiology and immunology | 21 (1%) | |
| Engineering or computer science | 20 (1%) | |
| Pathology | 19 (1%) | |
| Kinesiology | 14 (1%) | |
| Other | 12 (1%) | |
| Current position | Postdoc | 612 (41%) |
| Academic faculty/research | 396 (27%) | |
| Science, nonresearch | 150 (10%) | |
| Research, nonacademic | 135 (9%) | |
| Academic faculty/teaching | 101 (7%) | |
| Nonscience | 60 (4%) | |
| Unemployed | 25 (2%) | |
| Carnegie classification of undergraduate institution | Baccalaureate/associate's colleges: mixed baccalaureate/associate's | 1 (%) |
| Baccalaureate colleges: arts and sciences focus | 216 (15%) | |
| Baccalaureate colleges: diverse fields | 28 (2%) | |
| Special focus 4 year schools | 3 (%) | |
| Master's colleges and universities: small programs | 20 (1%) | |
| Master's colleges and universities: medium programs | 34 (2%) | |
| Master's colleges and universities: larger programs | 88 (6%) | |
| Doctoral/professional universities | 13 (1%) | |
| Doctoral universities: moderate research activity | 47 (3%) | |
| Doctoral universities: high research activity | 7 (%) | |
| Doctoral universities: higher research activity | 163 (11%) | |
| Doctoral universities: highest research activity | 703 (48%) | |
| International/unknown | 156 (11%) | |
| Minority serving institution categorization of undergraduate institution | Non-MSI institution | 1298 (88%) |
| Hispanic serving institution (HSI) | 56 (4%) | |
| Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) serving institution | 48 (3%) | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) serving institution | 37 (3%) | |
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) | 16 (1%) | |
| HSI and AAPI institution | 19 (1%) | |
| HSI and AIAN institution | 5 (%) | |
Basic demographic information about the sample of 1,479 PhD neuroscientists who responded to the survey. Additional descriptive information for all variables is presented in Extended Data Table 1-1. UR = underrepresented, WR = well represented.