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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 13.
Published in final edited form as: Res Eval. 2009 Dec;18(5):375–385. doi: 10.3152/095820209X480698

Table 4.

Nature of Engagement by Audience

Engagement Type (% respondents)
Audience Share information Conduct joint projects or activities Serve on boards or advisory panels Provide formal testimony Serve as employee or consultant No interaction
Other researchers 91.0 82.9 3.1 2.7 22.8 2.0
University administration / program directors 61.8 26.1 19.4 0.6 14.9 26.7
Local, regional or national health officials 41.2 16.4 22.0 4.2 10.6 48.3
Business and industry representatives 40.3 10.9 19.5 2.6 22.0 46.3
Community all 36.2 14.3 10.7 2.9 2.6 59.3
Advocacy all 31.8 9.2 11.1 3.9 4.2 63.3
Environmental regulators 19.8 4.8 11.4 4.5 4.6 73.0
Legislators and staffers 22.0 1.7 3.5 9.1 0.9 73.2
Food and drug regulators 7.6 2.2 4.8 1.6 4.0 86.8
Housing and urban development agencies 7.1 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.1 90.9