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. 2025 Dec 11;11:140. doi: 10.1186/s40900-025-00796-y

Table 2.

Respondent characteristics (N = 334)

Item N (valid %)
Trial population (self-report)
 Children ( < 18 years) only 71 (21.3%)
 Older adults ( > 65 years) only 46 (13.8%)
 Neither of the above 217 (65%)
Region of Residence*
 USA 103 (35.8%)
 UK 81 (28.1%)
 Non-UK Europe 62 (21.5%)
 Australia or New Zealand 35 (12.2%)
 Canada 13 (4.5%)
 Other 6 (2.1%)
 Missing 46
Gender
 Male 114 (39.7%)
 Female 173 (60.3%)
 Prefer not to disclose or missing 47
Age
 25–35 years 6 (2.0%)
 36–45 years 49 (16.7%)
 46–55 years 84 (28.6%)
 56–65 years 94 (32.0%)
  > 65 years 61 (20.7%)
 Missing 40
Racial or ethnic group*
 White 256 (89.5%)
 South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan) 13 (4.5%)
 Chinese 3 (1.0%)
 Black 6 (2.1%)
 Latin American/Hispanic 4 (1.4%)
 Arab 1 (0.3%)
 West Asian (Iranian, Afghan) 1 (0.3%)
 Korean 1 (0.3%)
 Japanese 1 (0.3%)
 Other (specified text) 2 (0.7%)
 Prefer not to disclose or missing 48
Stage of research career
 Early career researcher (within 5 years of first academic appointment) 13 (4.4%)
 Mid-career researcher (6–15 years since first academic appointment) 67 (22.7%)
 Late career researcher ( > 15 years since first academic appointment) 203 (68.8%)
 Retired or Professor Emeritus 8 (2.7%)
 Other (e.g., no academic appointment) 4 (1.4%)
 Missing 39
Reported years of PPI experience
 1–3 years 12 (4.1%)
 4–10 years 95 (32.1%)
  > 10 years 189 (63.9%)
 Missing 38

* Multiple selections allowed