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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 23.
Published in final edited form as: IASSIST Q. 2020 Jan 8;43(4):952. doi: 10.29173/iq952

Table III:

Curators (n=30)

Demographic Frequency Percenta
Age
20–29 1 3%
30–39 12 40%
40–49 9 30%
50–59 6 20%
60 or older 2 7%
Sex
Female 14 47%
Male 16 53%
Raceb
Black or African American 2 7%
White 26 86%
Prefer Not to Answer 2 7%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 1 3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 27 90%
Prefer Not to Answer 2 7%
Region of Birth
United States 25 84%
European Union 4 13%
Oceania 1 3%
Education
Some College 1 3%
Bachelor’s Degree 1 3%
Master’s Degree 14 47%
Doctoral Degree 14 47%
Years’ Experience
0–2 8 27%
3–5 8 27%
5–10 4 13%
10 or more 10 33%
Personally Curates Data
Yes 14 47%
No 16 53%
Curates Sensitive Datab
Personal Health Information (PHI) 12 40%
Sensitive non-PHI Data 16 53%
Types of Data Personally Curatedb
Healthy Individuals 16 53%
Patients 11 36%
Children 6 20%
Pregnant Women 5 17%
Older Adults 10 33%
Individuals with sensitive diagnoses 6 20%
Economically disadvantaged individuals 9 30%
Individuals with cognitive impairment 4 13%
Prisoners 4 13%
Other 13 43%
Types of Data Deposited in Repositoryb
Quantitative 24 80%
Qualitative 23 77%
Mixed Methods 25 83%
Other 6 20%
Types of Data Curated by Repositoryb
None 2 7%
Written Transcripts 17 57%
Audio-recordings 9 30%
Video-recordings 9 30%
Field Notes 12 40%
Archival Data 17 57%
Journals written by participants 5 17%
Other 9 30%
a

Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding

b

Participants were asked to check all that apply so percentages will not equal 100%