Table 1.
Characteristics of participants in the ICRH survey.
| Characteristic | Clinician versus nonclinician∗ | Total (n = 172) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonclinician (n = 123) | Clinician (n = 45) | ||
| Women, % | 45.5 | 48.9 | 47.1 |
| Geographic location, % | |||
| Alberta | 12.2 | 17.8 | 13.4 |
| Atlantic Canada | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| British Columbia | 12.2 | 8.9 | 10.5 |
| Manitoba | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Ontario | 35.0 | 37.8 | 37.2 |
| Quebec | 10.6 | 20.0 | 15.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| International | 9.8 | 4.4 | 8.1 |
| Missing | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Current career stage, % | |||
| Master's student | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
| Ph.D. student | 32.5 | 33.3 | 32.0 |
| Postdoctoral fellow | 36.6 | 22.2 | 32.0 |
| New investigator† | 4.9 | 26.7 | 10.5 |
| No longer pursuing research | 4.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Other | 11.4 | 4.4 | 10.5 |
| Missing | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| CIHR theme, % | |||
| Biomedical | 74.8 | 22.2 | 60.5 |
| Clinical | 18.7 | 66.7 | 32.0 |
| Health system services | 0.8 | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| Social, cultural, environmental, and population health | 5.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| Current training/working environment, % | |||
| Campus-based | 34.1 | 24.4 | 31.4 |
| Hospital-based | 39.0 | 51.1 | 41.9 |
| Mixed campus/hospital-based | 22.8 | 24.4 | 23.8 |
| Other | 4.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
CIHR: Canadian Institutes of Health Research; ICRH: Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health. ∗4 participants did not specify whether or not they were clinicians. †Within 60 months of first academic appointment.