Table 1.
Frequency And Percentage Of Responses For Willingness To Donate And Identification Of Samples
| Question | Yes | No | Unsure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willingness to donate | |||
| A biobank that was located entirely within Australia and used only by Australian researchers | 706 | 31 | 13 |
| 94.1% | 4.1% | 1.7% | |
| An Australian biobank that allows its samples to be used by researchers located overseas | 619 | 107 | 24 |
| 82.5% | 14.3% | 3.2% | |
| An Australian biobank that sent some of its samples to be stored in a biobank overseas | 606 | 123 | 21 |
| 80.8% | 16.4% | 2.8% | |
| A biobank located overseas (i.e. a bank that is located entirely overseas and used by researchers located overseas) | 469 | 244 | 37 |
| 62.5% | 32.5% | 4.9% | |
| Identification of samples | |||
| Coded samples - Stored and used by an Australian biobank | 656 | 72 | 22 |
| 87.5% | 9.6% | 2.9% | |
| Coded samples - Used or stored by biobank researchers located overseas | 448 | 266 | 36 |
| 59.7% | 35.5% | 4.8% | |
| Anonymous Samples - Stored and used by an Australian biobank | 706 | 34 | 10 |
| 94.1% | 4.5% | 1.3% | |
| Anonymous Samples - Used or stored by biobank researchers located overseas | 570 | 161 | 19 |
| 76.0% | 21.5% | 2.5% | |
| Identifiable Sample - Stored and used by an Australian biobank | 494 | 217 | 39 |
| 65.9% | 28.9% | 5.2% | |
| Identifiable Sample - Used or stored by biobank researchers located overseas | 314 | 401 | 35 |
| 41.9% | 53.5% | 4.7% | |