October 9, 2009 - An Analysis of the Public Health Jobs E-list [From the 2009 Blog ]

I have been sending out the Public Health Jobs E-list since November 2001. Since then I have kept track of the number of jobs and internships posted, and the number of subscribers to the list. As of today, there are now 1,187 subscribers. I decided to analyze these data to see if this mailing list reflects the current economic climate, and to practice using Excel 2007.

Here is a graph of the average number of subscribers, and the average numbers of jobs and internhips posted, per mailing. As you can see, the average number of subscribers continues to increase, while the number of jobs have decreased for 2009. Interestingly enough, there are now more internships available. You can subscribe for free to this list on my Home Page .

Subscriber Population

The Public Health Jobs E-list has been sent free to subscribers since 11/2001. Over the first 18-month period, the number of subscribers has grown enormously, as follows:

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Subscriber Demographics

Demographics of subscribers mirror those who visit my Web site looking for jobs. Web site polls show job hunters to be:

AGE (N = 243 Respondents) since May, 2003, as of November 11, 2004 Under 20 4% 20-29 44% 30-39 24% 40-49 14% 50-59 10% 60+ 1%

EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION (N = 1,096 Respondents) since May, 2003, as of November 11, 2004 High School Grad 10% BA/BS 31% Master's 15% M.P.H. 31% PhD 6% MD 3%

GEOGRAPHIC (N = 818 Respondents) since May, 2003, as of November 11, 2004 Midwest US 19% New England US 13% Northeast US 16% Pacific Northwest US 7% Southeast US 16% Southwest US 10% Africa 2% Asia/Australasia 3% Canada/South America 3% Europe 4%

PUBLIC HEALTH INTEREST AREA (N = 261 Respondents) since May, 2003, as of November 11, 2004 Academia 9% Biostatistics 1% Environmental Health 6% Epidemiology 20% Health Education 21% Health Policy 11% Program Evaluation 3% Program Management 11% Program Planning 6% Research 8%

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