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Table 1 Demographics of the 50 interview participants

From: Face negotiation in graduate school: the decision to conceal or reveal depression among life sciences Ph.D. students in the United States

Student-level demographics

n = 50

n (%)

Research/teaching demographics

n = 50

n (%)

Depression demographics

n = 50

n (%)

Gender

 

Program year

 

Severity during graduate school

 Woman

29 (58%)

 1st year

4 (8%)

 Mild

7 (14%)

 Man

17 (34%)

 2nd year

13 (26%)

 Moderate

25 (50%)

Non-binary/Gender fluid

4 (8%)

 3rd year

12 (24%)

 Severe

14 (28%)

  

 4th year

5 (10%)

 Extremely severe

4 (8%)

Race/ethnicity

 

 5th year

7 (14%)

Formally diagnosed with depression

 

 Asian/Pacific Islander

4 (8%)

 6th year or more

6 (12%)

 Yes

41 (82%)

 Black/African American

1 (2%)

 Recently graduated

3 (6%)

 No

7 (14%)

 Hispanic/Latin’

4 (8%)

  

 Decline to state

2 (4%)

 White/Caucasian

37 (74%)

    

 > 1 race/ethnicity

3 (6%)

    

 Decline to state

1 (2%)

    

College generation status

     

 First-generation

11 (22%)

    

 Continuing generation

39 (78%)