Table 3 Characteristics of survey respondents
Demographic question | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
Do you hold a higher research degree (e.g. MA, MSc, PhD, MD?) | 227 (80.2%) | 56 (19.8%) |
Are you a registered clinician? | 86 (30.4%) | 197 (69.6%) |
Is conducting research explicitly in your job title? | 144 (50.9%) | 139 (49.1%) |
Have you ever been listed as an author on a paper in a peer-reviewed journal? | 229 (80.9%) | 54 (19.1%) |
Would you consider yourself as a researcher, research ethics committee member, both or neither? | ||
Researcher | 48 (17%) | |
Research ethics committee member | 96 (33.9%) | |
Both | 126 (44.5%) | |
Neither | 13 (4.6%) | |
How much professional research experience do you have? | ||
Up to 5 years | 40 (14.1%) | |
From 5 to 10 years | 38 (13.4%) | |
From 10 to 20 years | 65 (23%) | |
More than 20 years | 98 (34.6%) | |
Not applicable | 42 (14.8%) | |
In which area is your main employer registered? | ||
Africa | 0 (0%) | |
Australia or New Zealand | 82 (29.3%) | |
Mexico, Central or South America | 2 (0.7%) | |
European Union | 40 (14.3%) | |
Middle East | 0 (0%) | |
Other European (non-EU) country | 10 (3.6%) | |
UK | 143 (51.1% | |
USA or Canada | 3 (1.1%) | |