Table 1A:
Demographics and Professional Characteristics of Academic Researcher Respondents in Jordan.(Numbers, Percentages)
| Character | n (total =250) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| <30 | 58 | 23.2 |
| 30–45 | 100 | 40.0 |
| 46–60 | 55 | 22.0 |
| >60 | 34 | 13.6 |
| (Missing data) | 3 | 1.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 115 | 46 |
| Male | 135 | 54 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 199 | 79.6 |
| Single | 32 | 12.8 |
| Widowed | 10 | 4 |
| Divorced | 9 | 3.6 |
| Academic institution | ||
| Public | 224 | 89.6 |
| Private | 26 | 10.4 |
| School | ||
| Applied medical sciences | 21 | 8.4 |
| Dentistry | 35 | 14 |
| Medicine | 84 | 33.6 |
| Nursing | 52 | 20.8 |
| Pharmacy | 57 | 22.8 |
| Public health | 1 | 0.4 |
| Academic rank | ||
| MS | 64 | 25.7 |
| Assistant Professor | 95 | 38 |
| Associate Professor | 52 | 20.8 |
| Professor | 39 | 15.6 |
| Number of years in current position | ||
| 1–3 | 127 | 50.8 |
| 4–7 | 81 | 32.4 |
| >7 | 42 | 16.8 |
| Number of published articles | ||
| None | 65 | 26 |
| 1–5 | 75 | 30 |
| 6–10 | 35 | 14 |
| 11–20 | 41 | 16.4 |
| >20 | 34 | 13.6 |
| Frequency of research in elderly | ||
| Once | 111 | 44.4 |
| 2–4 | 80 | 32 |
| 5–10 | 32 | 12.8 |
| >10 | 27 | 10.8 |
| Ethics training | ||
| YES | 164 | 65.6 |
| No | 86 | 34.4 |