Table 2.

Definitions of Coercion and Undue Inducement

% of respondents who agreed that if …	Then … it is coercion	Then … it is undue inducement
The research participant is threatened with harm or loss of benefits to which he is otherwise entitled if he doesn’t participate in research	87.0%	55.8%
The research participant participates as the result of intimidation, or some other form of pressure or force	90.0%	60.6%
The offer of payment makes the research participant participate in research he would not otherwise participate in	51.1%	58.9%
The offer of payment distorts the research participant’s ability to perceive accurately the risks and benefits of research	63.6%	74.5%
The offer of payment causes the research participant to feel he has no reasonable alternative but to participate in research	71.0%	69.3%