Table 4.

Factors Associated with IRB Chairs’ Rating of Internet Resources

Characteristic	Category	N	% Very Helpful	p value
NIH funding in FY2002				p = 0.041
	Top 100	32	31.3
	Other	50	56.0
Ever done research with human participants				p = 0.010
	Yes	70	40.0
	No	12	83.3
Number of new protocols reviewed per year				p = 0.060
	<50	28	60.7
	>50	51	37.3
Number of new protocols reviewed per member per year				p = 0.091
	<5	26	61.5
	>5	51	39.2