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Table 229. Percentage distribution of part-time instructional faculty and staff in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, selected instruction activities, and number of classes taught for credit: Fall 2003
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                                           |            |        Research      |        Doctoral     |     Comprehensive   |            |           |
                                           |         All|______________________|_____________________|_____________________|     Private|     Public|
Instruction activity                       |institutions|    Public|    Private|    Public|   Private|    Public|   Private|liberal arts|     2-year|     Other
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1                                          |           2|         3|          4|         5|         6|         7|         8|           9|         10|        11
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Number of part-time instructional faculty  |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
   and staff (in thousands) ...............|  530   (#) |   40(0.8)|   23 (1.0)|   21(0.8)|   15(0.8)|   60(2.5)|   53(2.2)|    28 (2.2)|  240 (2.9)|   48(2.4)
Percentage distribution ...................|100.0   (†) |  7.5(0.1)|  4.4 (0.2)|  3.9(0.2)|  2.9(0.2)| 11.4(0.5)| 10.1(0.4)|   5.4 (0.4)| 45.4 (0.5)|  9.1(0.5)
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Average hours worked per week .............| 39.9  (0.3)| 41.1(0.9)| 42.6 (1.2)| 43.5(1.4)| 42.1(1.3)| 38.8(1.0)| 42.7(1.1)|  39.6 (1.2)| 38.2 (0.5)| 41.7(1.3)
  Paid activities within institution ......| 13.7  (0.1)| 19.0(0.6)| 14.0 (0.6)| 16.4(0.8)| 13.5(1.0)| 14.9(0.5)| 12.1(0.6)|  13.5 (0.7)| 12.8 (0.2)| 13.2(0.5)
  Unpaid activities within institution ....|  1.7  (0.1)|  1.8(0.3)|  2.5 (0.3)|  2.3(0.3)|  2.8(0.4)|  2.3(0.2)|  2.7(0.1)|   2.6 (0.2)|  2.2 (0.1)|  2.4(0.2)
  Paid activities outside institution .....| 22.1  (0.3)| 18.3(1.0)| 23.9 (1.3)| 23.3(1.5)| 24.1(1.4)| 19.9(1.0)| 26.6(1.4)|  21.9 (1.0)| 21.5 (0.4)| 24.4(1.2)
  Unpaid activities outside institution ...|  2.3  (0.1)|  2.0(0.3)|  2.2 (0.3)|  1.6(0.3)|  1.7(0.4)|  1.8(0.2)|  1.3(0.1)|   1.6 (0.2)|  1.7 (0.1)|  1.7(0.2)
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Work time distribution (percent)           |100.0   (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) | 100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†)
  Teaching ................................| 88.3  (0.3)| 74.1(1.8)| 80.6 (1.9)| 84.9(1.7)| 87.2(1.9)| 90.8(0.8)| 90.4(0.7)|  90.2 (1.2)| 90.8 (0.4)| 86.8(1.2)
  Research/scholarship ....................|  3.9  (0.8)| 13.3(1.6)|  7.0 (1.0)|  7.4(1.4)|  5.2(1.4)|  3.2(0.5)|  2.4(0.5)|   2.6 (0.5)|  2.3 (0.2)|  3.7(0.6)
  Other ...................................|  7.8  (0.2)| 12.6(1.0)| 12.4 (1.7)|  7.6(1.0)|  7.6(1.2)|  6.0(0.6)|  7.2(0.8)|   7.2 (0.9)|  6.9 (0.4)|  9.5(1.0)
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Distribution of hours taught per week      |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
   (percent)                               |100.0   (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) | 100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†)
  Less than 4.0 ...........................| 45.3  (0.8)| 58.1(2.3)| 62.4 (3.9)| 53.3(2.7)| 48.0(2.7)| 45.5(1.7)| 39.8(2.3)|  44.8 (3.0)| 42.1 (1.3)| 43.8(2.7)
  4.0 to 5.9 ..............................| 12.2  (0.5)|  9.3(1.2)| 12.9 (2.5)| 12.5(1.5)| 15.0(1.6)|  9.7(1.3)| 17.7(2.1)|  13.2 (1.7)| 11.6 (0.7)| 13.2(1.7)
  6.0 to 7.9 ..............................| 14.3  (0.6)| 12.5(1.5)| 10.1 (1.7)| 14.5(1.8)| 14.3(2.0)| 19.4(1.7)| 12.9(2.1)|  13.8 (2.0)| 14.1 (1.0)| 14.4(1.7)
  8.0 to 9.9 ..............................| 10.4  (0.5)|  8.9(1.2)|  5.6 (1.5)|  8.3(1.8)|  7.8(1.6)| 10.8(1.1)| 11.7(1.9)|  10.7 (1.5)| 10.9 (0.7)| 11.1(1.6)
  10.0 to 14.9 ............................|  9.4  (0.5)|  7.5(1.3)|  3.0 (1.2)|  5.5(1.3)|  7.3(2.0)|  8.0(1.3)|  7.7(1.3)|   8.3 (1.6)| 11.6 (0.9)| 10.0(1.4)
  15.0 or more ............................|  8.3  (0.4)|  3.6(0.9)|  6.0 (1.9)|  5.9(1.5)|  7.6(1.3)|  6.5(1.0)| 10.3(1.6)|   9.1 (2.4)|  9.7 (0.6)|  7.5(1.3)
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Distribution of number of students         |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
   taught (percent)                        |100.0   (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) | 100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†)
  Less than 25 ............................| 52.0  (0.8)| 55.6(2.2)| 68.9 (4.0)| 44.6(2.7)| 56.9(3.3)| 41.6(2.1)| 57.9(2.5)|  60.5 (2.3)| 50.0 (1.3)| 53.5(3.6)
  25 to 49 ................................| 24.9  (0.6)| 17.4(1.5)| 16.9 (2.1)| 27.4(2.5)| 20.7(2.5)| 24.5(2.1)| 29.4(1.9)|  24.1 (1.8)| 26.4 (0.9)| 23.3(2.5)
  50 to 74 ................................| 12.1  (0.5)| 11.6(1.2)|  3.7 (1.1)| 12.5(1.7)|  9.8(2.5)| 17.5(1.5)|  8.5(0.8)|  10.0 (1.7)| 12.6 (0.9)| 13.1(1.8)
  75 to 99 ................................|  5.8  (0.3)|  5.4(0.9)|  4.1 (1.6)|  7.6(1.5)|  6.8(1.6)|  6.7(1.2)|  2.0(0.4)|   3.7 (1.0)|  6.3 (0.4)|  7.3(1.4)
  100 to 149 ..............................|  3.4  (0.2)|  4.8(1.1)|  2.0 (0.7)|  4.2(1.5)|  2.9(0.9)|  7.2(1.1)|  1.8(0.6)|   1.2 (0.7)|  3.3 (0.4)|  1.6(0.7)
  150 or more .............................|  1.9  (0.2)|  5.2(1.0)|  4.5 (1.4)|  3.7(0.9)|  2.8(1.1)|  2.6(0.6)|  0.4(0.3)|   0.4 (0.3)|  1.3 (0.3)|  1.2(0.4)
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Distribution of student classroom contact  |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
   hours per week (percent)\1\             |100.0   (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) | 100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†)
  Less than 50 ............................| 33.9  (0.8)| 41.6(2.5)| 53.4 (3.9)| 27.7(3.0)| 40.2(2.7)| 25.4(1.9)| 36.0(2.5)|  38.2 (2.7)| 32.1 (1.3)| 33.5(3.7)
  50 to 99 ................................| 17.0  (0.5)| 13.1(1.5)| 17.5 (2.1)| 23.0(3.4)| 17.0(2.3)| 18.9(1.4)| 19.5(1.5)|  17.4 (2.0)| 16.2 (1.0)| 16.5(1.8)
  100 to 199 ..............................| 13.2  (0.5)| 13.3(1.5)|  8.5 (1.4)| 14.2(2.3)|  7.5(1.6)| 14.8(1.7)| 13.3(1.7)|  14.1 (2.0)| 13.2 (0.7)| 14.2(1.9)
  200 to 349 ..............................| 11.2  (0.5)| 10.8(1.3)|  5.6 (1.4)| 10.9(2.0)| 12.3(1.9)| 10.3(1.8)| 13.5(0.9)|  10.1 (1.3)| 11.2 (0.7)| 13.1(1.6)
  350 to 499 ..............................|  7.2  (0.3)|  6.1(1.0)|  3.0 (1.0)|  7.7(1.7)|  8.5(1.7)| 10.2(1.0)|  4.5(0.6)|   5.5 (0.9)|  7.7 (0.7)|  6.9(1.1)
  500 or more .............................| 17.5  (0.6)| 15.1(1.9)| 12.1 (2.5)| 16.5(2.3)| 14.5(2.6)| 20.3(2.0)| 13.3(1.5)|  14.6 (2.8)| 19.5 (1.0)| 15.8(2.1)
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Distribution of total classroom credit     |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
   hours (percent)                         |100.0   (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0  (†) | 99.9 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) | 100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†)
  Less than 4.0 ...........................| 53.3  (0.9)| 59.8(2.4)| 67.5 (3.7)| 62.2(3.0)| 55.4(2.3)| 52.0(2.1)| 51.3(2.0)|  58.9 (2.1)| 50.5 (1.5)| 51.1(2.9)
  4.0 to 5.9 ..............................| 11.7  (0.5)| 12.2(1.5)| 11.8 (2.1)| 10.8(1.6)| 10.6(1.8)|  9.3(1.1)| 14.1(1.8)|  10.3 (1.7)| 12.3 (0.8)| 10.9(1.7)
  6.0 to 7.9 ..............................| 16.9  (0.6)| 12.8(1.6)| 10.2 (2.2)| 14.9(2.0)| 18.7(2.1)| 23.1(2.1)| 18.1(1.2)|  15.4 (1.8)| 16.2 (0.9)| 19.1(1.9)
  8.0 to 9.9 ..............................|  9.4  (0.4)|  8.2(0.9)|  6.2 (1.2)|  8.5(1.6)|  8.3(2.0)|  9.5(1.0)|  9.0(1.1)|   8.3 (1.3)| 10.6 (0.9)|  7.3(1.1)
  10.0 to 14.9 ............................|  6.6  (0.3)|  5.6(1.5)|  1.8 (0.8)|  3.6(1.0)|  4.8(1.2)|  3.8(0.8)|  5.2(0.8)|   5.1 (1.6)|  8.2 (0.6)|  9.4(1.8)
  15.0 or more ............................|  2.1  (0.2)|  1.4(0.6)|  2.5 (0.9)|   ‡  (†) |  2.2(0.8)|  2.2(0.6)|  2.3(0.6)|   2.0 (0.8)|  2.2 (0.3)|  2.2(0.7)
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Number of classes taught for credit        |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
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Faculty with undergraduate classes only    |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
   (percent)                               |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
Total undergraduate credit courses ........|100.0   (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) | 100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†)
  1 .......................................| 49.2  (0.9)| 53.1(3.8)| 62.3 (5.2)| 58.8(4.3)| 45.4(4.6)| 48.4(2.4)| 54.1(2.8)|  53.7 (3.4)| 47.9 (1.2)| 42.5(2.9)
  2 .......................................| 29.7  (0.9)| 31.2(3.0)| 28.5 (5.5)| 26.9(3.1)| 39.8(4.3)| 33.1(2.3)| 29.2(2.3)|  25.0 (2.2)| 29.1 (1.2)| 31.4(2.7)
  3 .......................................| 12.5  (0.5)|  9.4(1.8)|  6.9 (2.3)| 11.5(2.4)| 13.1(3.2)| 10.8(1.3)|  9.4(1.4)|  10.2 (1.6)| 13.6 (0.8)| 15.3(2.0)
  4 .......................................|  5.3  (0.4)|  4.6(1.4)|   ‡   (†) |   ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |  4.0(1.1)|  5.4(1.1)|   5.6 (2.0)|  6.1 (0.6)|  5.3(1.6)
  5 or more ...............................|  3.3  (0.3)|  1.7(1.0)|   ‡   (†) |  2.6(1.3)|  1.3(1.1)|  3.7(1.0)|  1.8(0.8)|   5.5 (1.7)|  3.3 (0.5)|  5.5(1.7)
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Faculty with graduate classes only (percent|            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
Total graduate credit courses .............|100.0   (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) | 100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†)
  1 .......................................| 72.6  (1.7)| 71.7(5.2)| 81.7 (4.9)| 81.8(4.9)| 72.2(5.3)| 74.8(5.6)| 62.2(3.7)|  69.9 (6.7)| 69.8(13.9)| 76.9(5.5)
  2 .......................................| 16.6  (1.3)| 20.6(4.6)|  7.4 (3.2)| 10.8(4.1)| 16.2(4.5)| 12.9(4.4)| 23.3(2.4)|  18.8 (5.8)| 26.4(13.6)| 14.5(3.2)
  3 .......................................|  5.3  (0.9)|  4.0(2.3)|  5.7 (2.7)|  7.4(4.5)|  5.7(3.5)|  3.7(2.4)|  7.6(2.4)|   2.9 (2.1)|   ‡   (†) |  4.4(2.9)
  4 .......................................|  3.1  (0.8)|   ‡  (†) |  5.2 (3.2)|   ‡  (†) |  4.0(1.4)|  5.2(3.5)|  3.9(1.3)|   6.6 (4.2)|   ‡   (†) |   ‡  (†)
  5 or more ...............................|  2.4  (0.5)|  3.7(2.1)|   ‡   (†) |   ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |  2.9(1.4)|    ‡   (†) |   ‡   (†) |  2.8(1.5)
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Faculty with both undergraduate and        |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
   graduate classes (percent)              |            |          |           |          |          |          |          |            |           |
Total undergraduate and graduate courses ..|100.0   (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) |100.0 (†) | 100.0  (†) |   ‡   (†) |100.0 (†)
  1 .......................................| 46.5  (2.1)| 51.3(5.2)| 46.4(10.6)| 59.3(5.2)| 63.7(8.9)| 38.0(6.0)| 38.9(4.2)|  44.1 (8.7)|   ‡   (†) | 47.2(7.2)
  2 .......................................| 28.7  (2.0)| 29.6(4.5)| 36.3 (8.4)| 18.5(6.2)| 18.1(5.8)| 30.7(3.9)| 32.7(5.1)|  35.1 (9.6)|   ‡   (†) | 25.0(6.5)
  3 .......................................| 13.5  (1.8)| 11.3(3.2)| 11.4 (5.7)| 16.9(6.3)|   ‡  (†) | 17.8(4.0)| 16.6(3.7)|  12.3 (4.7)|   ‡   (†) |  9.7(5.6)
  4 .......................................|  5.9  (1.2)|  3.3(1.6)|   ‡   (†) |   ‡  (†) |  7.8(6.0)|  7.9(3.5)|  5.4(3.1)|   5.8 (2.2)|   ‡   (†) |  7.7(3.8)
  5 or more ...............................|  5.4  (1.2)|  4.4(2.1)|   ‡   (†) |  5.0(2.4)|   ‡  (†) |  5.7(2.8)|  6.4(2.4)|   2.7 (2.3)|   ‡   (†) | 10.3(5.1)
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†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
‡Reporting standards not met.
\1\Distribution of student classroom contact hours per week is based on the number of contact hours that faculty and instructional staff spend each week with students during classroom instruction multiplied by the number of students taught.
NOTE: Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04). (This table was prepared September 2005.)


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