Table 3.

Primary reason for establishment by date

Year established	Facilitate research on a particular disease or type of disease		Facilitate research generally		Other reason		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Before 2003	137	59	50	22	45	19	232	54
2003 or later	87	45	73	38	34	18	194	46
Total	224	53	123	29	79	19	426	100

Χ² = 13.71, P < 0.01