Table 1.
Demographic Data.
| Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 167 | 50 |
| Female | 168 | 50 |
| Total respondents | 335 | |
| Age | ||
| <25 years old | 6 | 2 |
| 25-29 years old | 275 | 82 |
| 30-34 years old | 46 | 14 |
| 35-39 years old | 7 | 2 |
| 40-44 years old | 2 | 1 |
| >44 years old | 1 | 0 |
| Total respondents | 337 | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 230 | 71 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5 |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3 |
| Asian | 47 | 15 |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 3 | 1 |
| Middle Eastern or North African | 5 | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 |
| Other (please specify)* | 13 | 4 |
| Total respondents | 324 | |
| Education | ||
| Undergraduate degree† | ||
| Biology | 130 | 40 |
| Biochemistry | 31 | 9 |
| Neuroscience/Neurobiology | 30 | 9 |
| Chemistry | 23 | 7 |
| Psychology | 22 | 7 |
| Total respondents | 327 | |
| Graduate degree | ||
| PhD‡ | 15 | 26 |
| MS | 22 | 39 |
| MPH | 16 | 28 |
| MBA | 1 | 2 |
| JD | 0 | 0 |
| Other§ | 6 | 11 |
| Total respondents | 57 |
* Other included the following responses: Black/white, Caucasian/Hispanic/Middle Eastern, Jewish, Mixed race, Pakistani, white and Middle Eastern, white and Asian, and white/subcontinental Indian.
† These responses were open-ended and only degrees noted by >5% of respondents are listed.
‡ PhD fields included the following responses: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences with concentration in Neuroscience, Cancer Immunology, Immunology, Multiple Sclerosis Research, Neuropathology, and Neuroscience.
§ Other degrees included the following: Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Medical Sciences, Master of Health Science, and Master of Forensic Science.