Table 1. Responsesa by age, sex, country, job title and years of experience for Rounds 1 and 2.
| Features | Round 1 (n=252) | Round 2 (n=196) | ||
| Age range category | Frequency | % | Frequency | % |
| 18-24 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 25-34 | 5 | 2.0 | 9 | 4.1 |
| 35-44 | 49 | 19.4 | 28 | 13.9 |
| 45-54 | 83 | 32.9 | 57 | 29.4 |
| 55-64 | 84 | 33.3 | 74 | 38.1 |
| 65-74 | 30 | 11.9 | 28 | 14.4 |
| Total | 252 | 100 | 196 | 100 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 158 | 62.6 | 115 | 58.7 |
| Female | 92 | 36.5 | 80 | 40.8 |
| Missing/prefer not to answer | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Total | 252 | 100 | 196 | 100 |
| Countries | ||||
| England | 190 | 75.7 | 142 | 69.3 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 3.6 | 7 | 3.4 |
| Scotland | 40 | 15.9 | 48 | 23.4 |
| Wales | 12 | 4.8 | 8 | 3.9 |
| Total | 251 | 100 | 205*** | 100 |
| Job Title | ||||
| OP* | 185 | 73.4 | 135 | 68.6 |
| OHR** | 39 | 15.5 | 41 | 21.1 |
| OP* & OHR | 28 | 11.1 | 20 | 10.3 |
| Total | 252 | 100.0 | 196 | 100.0 |
| Years of experience |
Mean ± SD (min-max) n= 213 20.4± 11.2 (1-60) |
Mean ± SD (min-max) n=155 21.8 ± 10.5 (1-50) |
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Response rate cannot be calculated as denominator data was not available due to survey dissemination and participant recruitment method used (See Methods section)
OP: occupational physician
OHR: occupational health researcher
Note that total answers for country amount to 205 due to individuals working across more than one country