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| Table 1. Distribution of Survey Sample: 1990-1997 Ph.D. Recipients |
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|---|---|
| Total Surveyed | 100% (387) |
| Survey Pool | |
| Fall 1995 | 38.2 (148) |
| Spring 1996 | 10.6 (41) |
| Fall 1996 | 51.2 (198) |
| Sex | |
| Women | 21.7 (83) |
| Men | 78.3 (299) |
| Age | |
| <30 | 26.1 (93) |
| 30 35 | 49.8 (178) |
| >36 | 24.1 (86) |
| Citizenship | |
| U.S. | 58.1 (201) |
| International | 41.9 (145) |
| Year Degree Attained | |
| 1990–1995 | 42.6 (165) |
| 1996 | 29.7 (115) |
| 1997 | 27.6 (107) |
| Calibre of Doctoral Institution | |
| % in top 10 Departments | 31.0 |
| % in top 20 Departments | 50.0 |
| % in unranked Departments | 50.0 |
| Current Job/Education Status | |
| MA/Ph.D. student | 51.1 (196) |
| Permanent position | 3.4 (13) |
| Postdoc/temp/contract | 41.0 (157) |
| Unemployed/other | 4.4 (17) |
| AGU Section | |
| Atmospheric sciences | 13.3 (46) |
| Geodesy | 0.9 (3) |
| GP | 2.3 (8) |
| GS | 0.6 (2) |
| Hydrology | 20.7 (72) |
| M | 0.3 (1) |
| Ocean sciences | 13.0 (45) |
| Planetology | 3.2 (11) |
| Seismology | 8.9 (31) |
| Space physics | 8.6 (30) |
| Tectonophysics | 15.3 (53) |
| Volcanology, geochemistry, petrology | 13.0 (45) |