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| Table 3. Reasons for Thinking about Leaving Sample: 1990-1997 Ph.D. Recipients | ||
|---|---|---|
| % Checking This Item | N | |
| Ever thought about leaving | 34.0% | 123 |
| Poor job market | 51.2% | 63 |
| Poor working relationship with advisor | 30.8 | 38 |
| Didn't feel intellectually capable | 24.4 | 30 |
| Financial concerns | 20.3 | 25 |
| Loneliness/isolation | 20.3 | 25 |
| Lost interest in subject matter | 18.7 | 23 |
| Difficulty selecting research/dissertation topic | 13.0 | 16 |
| Family concerns and responsibilities | 10.6 | 13 |
| Other | 10.6 | 13 |
| Graduate school was not what I expected | 9.7 | 12 |
| Offered a job | 7.3 | 9 |
| Disliked the faculty in the department | 6.5 | 8 |
| Disliked the students in the department | 0.0 | 0 |