I.
Introduction
Demographics
As
a whole, the demographics of the respondents were similar to those of
Purdue's entire faculty, although males responded at a lower rate than
females, professors at a lower rate than associate and particularly assistant
professors, and Asian Americans and underrepresented minorities at a lower
rate than Caucasians. In terms of citizenship, faculty who are naturalized
U.S. Citizens and non-U.S. Citizens responded at lower rates than did
those who are native U.S. Citizens. Representation across the schools
was very close to the distribution for the entire faculty population.
The first table provides further details about respondents' demographics
and how these compare to Purdue's faculty population as a whole.
Three
more tables then follow that provide further demographic information about
the survey respondents. Highlights of these tables include: a clear majority
(63%) were born between 1940 and 1959, 81% are married, and 64% have at
least one child living with them. A majority of faculty (51%) live in
the West Lafayette school district and commute three or fewer miles one-way
to campus (55%). Over one third of respondents (36%) earn more than $80,000
annually from Purdue. Additionally, 23% of respondents have been on the
faculty for over 21 years, 7% hold joint appointments, and 14% earned
their highest degree from Purdue.
Over
one third of respondents (36%) earn more than $80,000 annually from Purdue.
Additionally, 23% of respondents have been on the faculty for over 21
years, 7% hold joint appointments, and 14% earned their highest degree
from Purdue.
Demographic
of Purdue Faculty Survey Respondents
|
Demographic
|
Number
of Respondents
|
Percent
of Respondents
|
Percent
of Total Faculty Headcount
|
|
Gender
|
|
|
|
|
Female
|
213
|
27%
|
22%
|
|
Male
|
591
|
73%
|
78%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Race
|
|
|
|
|
Asian
American
|
321
|
4%
|
10%
|
|
Underrepresented
minorities (African
American, American Indian, and Hispanic)
|
24
|
3%
|
4%
|
|
Caucasian
|
706
|
93%
|
86%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Citizenship
|
|
|
|
|
United
States citizen, native
|
670
|
83%
|
78%
|
|
United
States citizen, naturalized
|
58
|
7%
|
9%
|
|
Non-US
citizen, including permanent residents and non-immigrants
|
79
|
10%
|
13%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Rank
|
|
|
|
|
Instructor
|
2
|
1%
|
1%
|
|
Assistant
Professor
|
205
|
25%
|
18%
|
|
Associate
Professor
|
239
|
30%
|
31%
|
|
Professor
|
362
|
44%
|
50%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
School
|
|
|
|
|
Agriculture
|
140
|
16%
|
16%
|
|
Consumer
and Family Sciences
|
24
|
3%
|
3%
|
|
Education
|
36
|
5%
|
4%
|
|
Engineering
|
109
|
14%
|
15%
|
|
Health
Science, Nursing, and Pharmacy & Pharmacal Sciences2
|
109
|
14%
|
15%
|
|
Liberal
Arts
|
168
|
21%
|
20%
|
|
Libraries
|
22
|
3%
|
3%
|
|
Management
|
29
|
4%
|
5%
|
|
Science
|
113
|
14%
|
16%
|
|
Technology
|
57
|
7%
|
8%
|
|
Veterinary Medicine
|
47
|
6%
|
4%
|
1
An additional 16 respondents did not identify
themselves as Asian American but wrote in a response that would be classified
as Asian American under university guidelines (e.g., Indian, Chinese).
Including these 16 would bring the total of Asian American respondents
to 5%.
2
Throughout the report, Health Science, Nursing, and Pharmacy & Pharmacal
Sciences are discussed in the aggregate because the sample size was not
large enough to analyze by individual unit. They are referred to collectively
as Health Sciences.
|
Demographic
|
Number
of Respondents
|
%
of Respondent Population
|
| Year
Born |
|
|
|
1926-1929
|
7
|
1%
|
|
1930-1939
|
76
|
10%
|
|
1940-1949
|
208
|
26%
|
|
1950-1959
|
290
|
37%
|
|
1960-1969
|
190
|
24%
|
|
1970-1973
|
23
|
3%
|
|
|
|
|
Marital
Status
|
|
|
|
Single
|
127
|
16%
|
|
Married
|
651
|
81%
|
|
Unmarried,
living with partner
|
28
|
4%
|
|
Spouse/partner
lives full time in the same residence as you
|
647
|
95%
|
| |
|
|
Number
of Children
|
|
|
|
None
|
224
|
28%
|
|
One
|
101
|
13%
|
|
Two
|
293
|
36%
|
|
Three
|
118
|
15%
|
|
Four
|
46
|
6%
|
|
Five
|
11
|
1%
|
|
Six
or more
|
13
|
2%
|
| |
|
|
| Number
of Children Living With You |
|
|
|
None
|
207
|
36%
|
|
One
|
129
|
23%
|
|
Two
|
164
|
29%
|
|
Three
|
52
|
9%
|
|
Four
|
12
|
2%
|
|
Five
or more
|
5
|
1%
|
| |
|
|
| Number
of Children Under Age Five Living with You |
|
|
|
None
|
352
|
77%
|
|
One
|
63
|
14%
|
|
Two
|
36
|
8%
|
|
Three
|
8
|
2%
|
| |
|
|
| School
District Where You Live |
|
|
|
West
Lafayette
|
399
|
51%
|
|
Lafayette
|
108
|
14%
|
|
Tippecanoe
|
223
|
29%
|
|
Other
|
52
|
7%
|
| |
|
|
| Miles
Commute One-Way to Purdue |
|
|
|
One
or less
|
83
|
13%
|
|
1.1
2
|
120
|
19%
|
|
2.1
3
|
146
|
23%
|
|
3.1
4
|
73
|
11%
|
|
4.1
5
|
71
|
11%
|
|
5.1
10
|
86
|
13%
|
|
10.1
25
|
43
|
7%
|
|
25.1
100
|
21
|
3%
|
| |
|
|
|
Salary
During 2000 Calendar Year
|
|
|
|
Below
$40,000
|
12
|
2%
|
|
$40,000
- $60,000
|
248
|
31%
|
|
$60,001
- $80,000
|
254
|
32%
|
|
$80,001
- $100,000
|
140
|
17%
|
|
$100,001
- $120,000
|
87
|
11%
|
|
$120,000
or more
|
64
|
8%
|
| |
|
|
|
Year
First Received Faculty Appointment at Purdue
|
|
|
|
1945
1959
|
6
|
1%
|
|
1960
1969
|
59
|
7%
|
|
1970
1979
|
122
|
15%
|
|
1980
1989
|
213
|
27%
|
|
1990
1999
|
337
|
43%
|
|
2000
- 2001
|
56
|
7%
|
Academic
Demographics
|
Demographic
|
Number
of Respondents
|
%
of Respondent Population
|
|
Rank
When First Hired at Purdue
|
|
|
|
Instructor
|
43
|
5%
|
|
Assistant
Professor
|
606
|
75%
|
|
Associate
Professor
|
116
|
14%
|
|
Professor
|
44
|
5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years
in Current Rank
|
|
|
|
0
1
|
98
|
13%
|
|
2
|
84
|
11%
|
|
3
|
80
|
10%
|
|
4
|
84
|
11%
|
|
5
|
58
|
7%
|
|
6
|
53
|
7%
|
|
7
|
31
|
4%
|
|
8-10
|
79
|
10%
|
|
11-15
|
91
|
12%
|
|
16-20
|
51
|
7%
|
|
21-25
|
40
|
5%
|
|
26-39
|
36
|
4%
|
|
|
|
|
| Joint
Appointment |
55
|
7%
|
Appointment
in same school
|
24
|
44%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrative
Appointment
|
87
|
11%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earned
Highest Degree from Purdue
|
115
|
14%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participating
in Voluntary Early Partial Retirement Program
|
34
|
4%
|
Note:
Not all respondents completed every question, so totals do not
always add up to 876, the total number of respondents.
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