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. 2020 Mar 30;1:39. doi: 10.1186/s43058-020-00027-3

Table 1.

Demographic and research characteristics of the study population

No. participants %
Demographics (n = 1767)
Age (years)
 < 35 120 6.8
 35–44 450 25.5
 45–54 453 25.7
 55–64 454 25.8
 65+ 285 16.2
Sex
 Male 807 45.7
 Female 954 54.0
Race
 White 1444 82.4
 Black 54 3.1
 Hispanic 52 3.0
 Asian 138 7.9
 Other 26 1.5
Education
 PhD 1218 69.4
 MD 174 9.9
 MD, PhD 64 3.6
 MD, Masters 219 12.5
 Masters 62 3.5
Region
 Northeast 485 27.5
 Midwest 360 20.4
 South 497 28.2
 West 365 20.7
 International 35 2.0
Years in health research
 < 1 to 10 332 18.8
 11 to 20 655 37.1
 21 to 30 410 23.2
 31 or more 369 20.9
Institution typea
 Academic 1544 87.4
 Public 337 19.1
 Non-profit 248 14.0
 Private 60 3.4
 Other 9 0.5
Funding typea
 Public 1689 95.6
 Foundation 275 15.6
 Private 103 5.8
 Other 83 4.7
Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)
 Yes 1084 61.3
 No 383 21.7
Methods used*
 Implementation science 223 12.7
 RCTs 759 43.0
 Cohort studies 518 29.4
 Epidemiology 419 23.8
 Population studies 272 15.5
 Statistics 308 17.5
 Qualitative 315 17.9
 Other 1025 58.3

RCTs randomized controlled trials

aRespondents could select multiple responses therefore values can sum to greater than 100%