Table 7.
Comparison of expected benefits mentioned by different groups
| Benefit Category | DIOC Membership | Research Funding | Total, No. (%), (n = 164) | ||||
| Non-Member, No. (%), (n = 97) | Member, No. (%), (n = 67) | P* | Funded, No. (%), (n = 115) | Not Funded, No. (%), (n = 49) | P* | ||
| Information Benefits | 72 | 63 | 93 | 42 | 135 | ||
| General information | 38 (39.2) | 47 (70.1) | < .001 | 56 (48.7) | 29 (59.2) | .15 | 85 (51.9) |
| Funding information | 18 (18.6) | 4 (6.0) | .02 | 20 (17.4) | 2 (4.1) | .02 | 22 (13.4) |
| Specific topic | 10 (10.3) | 7 (10.4) | .59 | 12 (10.4) | 5 (10.2) | .60 | 17 (10.4) |
| Teaching materials | 4 (4.1) | 2 (3.0) | .53 | 3 (2.6) | 3 (6.1) | .25 | 6 (3.7) |
| Data sharing | 2 (2.1) | 3 (4.5) | .33 | 2 (1.7) | 3 (6.1) | .16 | 5 (3.1) |
| Social Benefits | 45 | 69 | 74 | 40 | 114 | ||
| Peer networking | 21 (21.6) | 30 (44.8) | .00 | 35 (30.4) | 16 (32.6) | .46 | 51 (31.1) |
| Identification of potential collaborators and/or research opportunities | 19 (19.6) | 19 (28.4) | .13 | 30 (26.1) | 8 (16.3) | .12 | 38 (23.2) |
| Advocacy support | 2 (2.1) | 9 (13.4) | .01 | 5 (4.3) | 6 (12.2) | .07 | 11 (6.7) |
| Expert identification | 1 (1.0) | 6 (9.0) | .02 | 2 (1.7) | 5 (10.2) | .03 | 7 (4.3) |
| Participation in the field | 2 (2.1) | 5 (7.5) | .10 | 2 (1.7) | 5 (10.2) | .03 | 7 (4.3) |
| Instrumental Benefits | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Career development | 1 (1.0) | 7 (10.4) | .01 | 4 (3.5) | 4 (8.2) | .19 | 8 (4.9) |
| Recruiting | 2 (2.1) | 1 (1.5) | .64 | 3 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | .34 | 3 (1.8) |
| Other Benefits | 23 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 34 | ||
| Uncertain | 17 (17.5) | 3 (4.5) | .01 | 18 (15.6) | 2 (4.1) | .03 | 20 (12.2) |
| Unclassifiable | 6 (6.2) | 8 (11.9) | .16 | 8 (7.0) | 6 (12.2) | .21 | 14 (8.5) |
| Average number of benefits cited per respondent | 0.87 | 1.64 | 1.24 | 0.99 | |||
*Determined by chi-square analysis.