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Characteristics of Part-Time Faculty Who Would Not Prefer Full-Time Position at Current Institution
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Other primary employment |
No other primary employment and not retired |
Retired |
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| Number (and percentage) of individuals in group |
247,876
(72% of total) |
56,688
(16% of total) |
41,262
(12% of total) |
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| Male |
58% |
22% |
54% |
| Average age |
48 |
46 |
62 |
| Single, never married |
9% |
10% |
7% |
| White, non-Hispanic |
87% |
90% |
93% |
| Holds a PhD or first professional degree |
25% |
28% |
31% |
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| Average basic institutional income |
$8,132 |
$21,608 |
$14,943 |
| Average total individual income |
$64,024 |
$37,236 |
$52,538 |
| Average total household income |
$104,985 |
$96,276 |
$93,588 |
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| Percent with a full-time “other” job |
71% |
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| Number of other jobs: |
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| Zero |
89% |
72% |
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| One |
10% |
24% |
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| Two or more |
1% |
4% |
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| Fields of teaching: |
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| Visual and performing arts |
7% |
8% |
5% |
| Business, management, or marketing |
10% |
3% |
7% |
| Computer and information systems |
5% |
3% |
5% |
| Education |
13% |
12% |
19% |
| English language and literature |
5% |
11% |
11% |
| Health professions and clinical sciences |
12% |
19% |
10% |
| Mathematics and statistics |
5% |
8% |
10% |
| Social sciences (except psychology) and history |
5% |
5% |
7% |
| All other fields |
37% |
31% |
27% |
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| Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (2004). |
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