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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Ethics. 2012 Sep 14;39(4):224–229. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100439

Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample

Total % (N=46)
Type of institutional review board staff
 Chairs/cochairs 28 60.87
 Directors 1 2.17
 Administrators 10 21.74
 Members 7 15.22
Gender
 Male 27 58.70
 Female 19 41.30
Institution rank
 1–50 13 28.26
 51–100 13 28.26
 101–150 7 15.22
 151–200 1 2.17
 201–250 12 26.09
State versus private research institutions
 State 19 41.30
 Private 27 58.70
Region
 Northeast 21 45.65
 Midwest 6 13.04
 West 13 28.26
 South 6 13.04
Total # of institutions represented 34