Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Total n = 152
CharacteristicYears, mean ± SD (median)
Age33.7 ± 8.2 (31)
Time since completion of most recent degreea5.6 ± 2 (5.0)
Expected time of PhD studies5.5 ± 2.0 (5.0)
Employing organisationn (%)
Company87 (57.2)
Whereof large company (>250 employees)73 (48.0)
Whereof small or mid-sized company (<250 employees)14 (9.2)
Research institute27 (17.8)
Governmental agency23 (15.1)
Other organisation9 (5.9)
No response6 (3.9)
Note(s):

aTo be compared to 5 years for fully academic Swedish PhDs with 20% service to the department (e.g. teaching), and 4 years without service to the department

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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