TABLE 1.
Type or Focus of Research | No. (%) |
Approach | |
Community-based participatory research | 95 (87) |
Social and behavioral research | 60 (55) |
Health services research | 52 (48) |
Clinical research | 39 (36) |
Quality improvement | 36 (33) |
Substantive focus | |
Health disparities | 69 (63) |
Diabetes | 47 (42) |
Cancer | 45 (41) |
Obesity | 42 (39) |
HIV, mental health | 35 (32) |
Population focus | |
Adults | 91 (83) |
People of color, women | 76 (70) |
Men | 62 (57) |
Adolescents, seniors | 56 (51) |
Children | 54 (50) |
Racial/ethnic group focus | |
African American, Latino | 44 (40) |
Mixed | 33 (30) |
No particular racial/ethnic group | 26 (24) |
American Indian, White | 23 (21) |
Pacific Islander | 15 (14) |
Geographic focus | |
Urban | 67 (61) |
Rural | 38 (35) |
Suburban | 26 (24) |
Tribal | 15 (14) |
No particular areas | 14 (13) |
Federal funding sources supporting submitted researcha | |
National Institutes of Health | 58 (62) |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 41 (44) |
Health Resources and Services Administration | 28 (30) |
Indian Health Service | 12 (13) |
Environmental Protection Agency | 8 (9) |
Note. Respondents were allowed to indicate all that applied.
Ninety-four respondents (86%) reported reviewing research funded by federal sources of support.