Table 3.
Attitude and behaviour regarding accepting funds from for-profit organizations by selecting sociodemographic characteristics, 2017–2018
| In favour of accepting funds from for-profit organizations? % | Funded by a for-profit organization for research or practice? % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Region | ||||
| USA | 62.0* | 38.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 |
| Europe | 31.4 | 68.6 | 14.3 | 85.7 |
| EMR/SEA/AFR | 53.8 | 46.2 | 12.8 | 87.2 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 63.9 Ω | 36.1 | 30.6* | 69.4 |
| Female | 45.2 | 54.8 | 11.8 | 88.2 |
| Current academic rank | ||||
| Professor/Prof Emeritus | 51.4 | 48.6 | 21.4 | 78.6 |
| Associate Professor | 51.0 | 49.0 | 13.7 | 86.3 |
| Assistant Professor | 58.6 | 41.4 | 24.1 | 75.9 |
| Other | 37.5 | 62.5 | 25.0 | 75.0 |
| Contract status | ||||
| Tenured | 46.9 | 53.1 | 18.4 | 81.6 |
| Long term (7 + years) | 56.2 | 43.8 | 25.0 | 75.0 |
| Short term (3–6 years) | 59.3 | 40.7 | 18.5 | 81.5 |
| Shorter term (1–2 years) | 72.0 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 76.0 |
| % of salary offset required | ||||
| 0% | 46.1 Ω | 53.9 | 13.2 | 86.8 |
| 1–25% | 33.3 | 66.7 | 20.0 | 80.0 |
| 26–50% | 57.1 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
| > 50% | 72.7 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 72.7 |
| Primary identity | ||||
| Researcher | 52.3 | 47.7 | 17.7 | 82.3 |
| Practitioner | 77.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 77.8 |
| Educator/teacher | 52.2 | 47.8 | 30.4 | 69.6 |
| Received training on research ethics | ||||
| Yes | 53.9 | 46.1 | 20.8 | 8.3 |
| No | 50.0 | 50.0 | 79.2 | 91.7 |
| Completed research ethics online course | ||||
| Yes | 56.5 | 43.5 | 22.6 | 11.9 |
| No | 45.2 | 54.8 | 77.4 | 88.1 |
| Attended conference on ethics of receiving for-profit funding | ||||
| Yes | 58.5 | 41.5 | 75.6 | 81.6 |
| No | 52.0 | 48.0 | 24.4 | 18.4 |
Italicized: more than 25% of cells have expected values < 5
USA United States of America, EMR Eastern Mediterranean Region, SEA Southeast Asia Region, AFR African Region, EUR European Region
*p ≤ 0.01/Ω p ≤ 0.05