Table 2. Demographic information on survey participants: principal investigators (n = 298), other researchers (n = 116) and combined (n = 414).

Demographic category	Number of principal investigators, n = 298	Number of other researchers, n = 116	Combined, n = 414
Gender
Female	92 (30.9%)	76 (65.5%)	168 (40.6%)
Male	201 (67.5%)	39 (33.6%)	240 (58.0%)
Not specified	5 (1.7%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (1.4%)
Age
19–29	3 (1.0%)	40 (34.5%)	43 (10.4%)
30–39	46 (15.4%)	38 (32.8%)	84 (20.3%)
40–49	104 (34.9%)	18 (15.5%)	122 (29.5%)
50–59	96 (32.2%)	18 (15.5%)	114 (27.5%)
60-above	47 (15.8%)	1 (0.9%)	48 (11.6%)
Not specified	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)
Education
College/university	15 (5.0%)	35 (30.2%)	50 (12%)
Masters	11 (3.7%)	35 (30.2%)	46 (11%)
Doctorate	268 (89.9%)	46 (39.7%)	314 (76%)
Other	4 (1.3%)	0	4 (1.0%)
Years of experience in animal-based research
<10 years	15 (5.0%)	38 (32.8%)	53 (12.8%)
10–20 years	142 (47.7%)	61 (52.6%)	202 (48.8%)
>20 years	141 (47.3%)	17 (14.7%)	158 (38.2%)
AEC Membership
Never a member	164 (55.0%)	97 (83.6%)	261 (63.0%)
Past or current member	134 (45.0%)	19 (16.4%)	153 (37.0%)
Research area *
Agricultural	9 (3.0%)	2 (1.7%)	11 (2.7%)
Animal welfare and health	23 (7.7%)	1 (0.9%)	24 (5.8%)
Behaviour	25 (8.4%)	4 (3.4%)	29 (7.0%)
Biology	40 (13.4%)	18 (15.5%)	58 (14.0%)
Ecology	24 (8.1%)	5 (4.3%)	29 (7.0%)
Genetics	13 (4.4%)	2 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)
Human diseases	64 (21.4%)	40 (34.5%)	104 (25.1%)
Immunology	12 (4.0%)	10 (8.6%)	22 (5.3%)
Neuroscience	60 (20.1%)	24 (20.7%)	84 (20.3%)
Pharmacology, drug & vaccine	16 (5.4%)	9 (7.8%)	25 (6.0%)
Physiology	29 (9.7%)	11 (9.5%)	40 (9.7%)
Toxicology	9 (3.0%)	2 (1.7%)	11 (2.7%)
Wildlife	23 (7.7%)	6 (5.2%)	29 (7.0%)
Other	28 (9.4%)	19 (16.4%)	47 (11.4%)

*participant could respond with more than one research area.