| PMC full text: | Ethics Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 Apr 30. Published in final edited form as: Ethics Behav. 2009 Nov 1; 19(6): 496–518. Published online 2009 Nov 4. doi: 10.1080/10508420903275283 |
Table 1
Student Characteristics (N = 968)
| Student Characteristics | Number of Respondents | Percentage of All Respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 717 | 74% |
| Male | 251 | 26% |
| Age* | ||
| 18–29 | 712 | 74% |
| 30–39 | 212 | 22% |
| 40–49 | 29 | 3% |
| 50–59 | 9 | 1% |
| 60+ | 1 | <1% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| African American/Black | 34 | 4% |
| East Asian | 48 | 5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 47 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Non-Hispanic White | 776 | 80% |
| Southeast Asian | 14 | 1% |
| Biracial | 29 | 3% |
| Degree Program | ||
| Ph.D. | 912 | 94% |
| Psy.D. | 54 | 6% |
| Ed.D. | 2 | <1% |
| Student Status | ||
| Not Yet Begun Master’s | 16 | 1% |
| MA in process | 319 | 33% |
| Ph.D. in process | 471 | 49% |
| Ph.D. completed | 162 | 17% |
| Graduate Research Assistant | 827 | 85% |
| Primary & Secondary Career Goal | ||
| Research | 412 | 42% |
| Teaching | 241 | 25% |
| Professional Practice | 279 | 29% |
| Industrial/Organizational | 37 | 4% |
| Student Publications | ||
| None | 248 | 26% |
| One | 202 | 21% |
| Two | 190 | 20% |
| Three | 104 | 10% |
| Four or more | 224 | 23% |
| Student Presentations | ||
| None | 95 | 10% |
| One | 91 | 10% |
| Two | 97 | 10% |
| Three | 102 | 10% |
| Four or More | 583 | 60% |
| Completed a Course Involving Research Ethics | 653 | 68% |
| Basic or Applied Research | 230 | 50% |
| Scientist-Practitioner | 368 | 81% |
| Practitioner | 43 | 96% |
| Psychometrics | 2 | 67% |
| Industrial/Organizational | 10 | 83% |