| General | |
| 1. Age |  |
| 2. Deparment |
70 departments represented Top 5:
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| 3. Gender | Male: 51% (189) Female: 48% (175) |
| 4. Degree | PhD: 90% (329) MD: 13% (46) |
| 5. Is your degree from a U.S. University? |
Yes: 60% (219) No: 39% (144) |
| 6. Number of months as a Stanford postdoc |  |
| 7. Number of months as a postdoc at other institutions |  |
| 8. Starting annual before-tax pay |  |
| 9. Current annual before-tax pay |  |
| 10. Funding source | Stanford traininng grant: 10% (38) PI's research grant: 60% (219) Fellowship: 40% (145) Clinical fellowship: 3%(10) |
| 11. Do you have student debt? | Yes: No: 74% (270) |
| 12. If you have student dept, have you made use of loan deferment | Yes: 20% (74) No: 27% (100) |
| 13. Are you a: | US citizen: 41% (152) Visa holder: 51% (189) Permanent resident: 5% (19) |
| 14. If you are a visa holder, what kind: | F1: 2% (8) H1: 10% (35) J1: 40% (147) |
| 15. Have you had a visa problem that Bechtel/Postdoc office were unable to help with? | Yes: 5% (17) No: 62% (228) |
| 16. Are you: | single: 32% (117) married: 57% (210) in domestic partnership: 8% (29) other: 2% (8) |
| 17. If you have a spouse/partner, is s/he: | Stanford faculty: 1% (3) Stanford staff: 2% (8) Stanford postdoc: 10% (37) Stanford student: 2% (9) not Stanford affiliated: 52% (192) |
| 18. How many children do you have? |  |
| 19. If you have children, what sort of childcare service do you use (check all that apply)? |
On-campus center: 4% (13) Off-campus center: 9% (32) Unlicensed home day care: 2% (9) Licensed home day care: 5% (17) Relative/partner: 10% (37) Live-in nanny: 1% (4) |
| 20. If you have children, how much do you pay for childcare per month? |
< $500: 7% (24) $500 - $750: 3% (12) $750 - $1000: 4% (15) $1000 - $1250: 5% (17) $1250 - $1500: 3% (11) $1500 - $1750: 1% (4) $1750 - $2000: 1% (5) > $2000: 3% (10) |
| 21. How many non-child dependents do you have? |  |
| 22. Have you delayed having children because you cannot afford the financial cost? |
Yes: 41% (150) No: 34% (126) Rather not say: 9% (34) |
| Housing | |
| 23. What is YOUR SHARE of the monthly rent (or mortgage repayments) for you apartment excluding utilities? |  |
| 24. If you have lived in the area for more than a year, by how much has your rent changed in that time? |
Decreased: 1% (3) Stayed the same: 15% (56) Increased 0-5%: 11% (40) Increased 6-10%: 19% (69) Increased 11-15%: 5% (19) Increased 16-20%: 6% (21) Increased 21% or more: 6% (21) Not applicable: 24% (87) |
| 25. Are you in a shared living situation due to financial necessity? |
Yes: 22% (80) No: 73% (269) |
| 26. What is your zipcode? | |
| Career | |
| 27. What was your long-term career goal when you started at Stanford: |
academic: 74% (272) industry: 5% (20) not sure: 17% (64) |
| 28. What is your long-term career goal now: |
academic: 52% (190) industry: 16% (58) not sure: 28% (101) |
| 29. How long do you expect to remain as a postdoc at Stanford? |
< 1 year: 20% (72) 1 - 2 years: 33% (122) 2 - 3 years: 28% (102) 3 - 4 years: 10% (37) 5 years: 5% (17) Not sure: 2% (8) |
| To what degree are you satisfied with your Stanford postdoc experience: | |
| 30. Research mentorship |
very satisfied: 30% (111) satisfied: 40% (145) neutral: 22% (79) dissatisfied: 4% (16) very dissatisfied: 3% (12) |
| 31. Career Development Mentorship |
very satisfied: 14% (51) satisfied: 40% (145) neutral: 34% (123) dissatisfied: 10% (35) very dissatisfied: 3% (10) |
| 32. Administratively (dept/school) |
very satisfied: 16% (59) satisfied: 42% (154) neutral: 26% (96) dissatisfied: 11% (11) very dissatisfied: 4% (15) |
| Are you satisfied with the postdoc benefits: | |
| 33. Medical benefits plan |
Yes: 77% (283) No: 20% (75) |
| 34. Dental plan |
Yes: 78% (288) No: 18% (66) |
| 35. Vision plan |
Yes: 64% (235) No: 13% (46) Not applicable: 20% (72) |
| 36. What are you biggest concerns regarding health benefits? |
cost: 54% (198) access to physicians: 34% (124) choice of plans: 17% (61) |
| Opportunities for postdocs | |
| 37. If Stanford provided opportunities for postdocs to teach at the undergraduate or graduate level, would you be interested in getting involved? |
Yes: 61% (223) No: 14% (51) Maybe: 24% (89) |
| 38. Stanford limits the time one can be a postdoc to 5 years. Do you think this rule is a good thing? |
Yes: 67% (245) No: 24% (88) |
| Stanford University Postdoc Association | |
| 39. Do you feel that the SUPD represents your interests? |
Yes: 53% (193) No: 6% (21) Don't know: 41% (151) |
| 40. Describe your biggest concern as a postdoc at Stanford | |
| 41. Overall, how would you recommend Stanford to a prospective postdoc? |
strongly encourage: 32% (119) encourage: 47% (171) neutral: 16% (60) discourage: 3% (11) strongly discourage: 1% (3) |
| 42. Any other comments: | |