Table 1.
Characteristics of responders; N = 570
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 164 | 28.8 |
| Female | 390 | 68.4 |
| NA | 16 | 2.8 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 20-25 | 8 | 1.4 |
| 26-30 | 76 | 13.3 |
| 31-35 | 90 | 15.8 |
| 36-40 | 89 | 15.6 |
| 41-50 | 114 | 20.0 |
| >50 | 185 | 32.5 |
| NA | 8 | 1.4 |
| Educational level | ||
| PhD | 363 | 63.7 |
| PhD Fellow | 49 | 8.6 |
| No PhD | 142 | 24.9 |
| NA | 16 | 2.8 |
| Main country of work | ||
| Italy | 562 | 98.6 |
| Not Italy | 4 | 0.7 |
| NA | 4 | 0.7 |
| Italian geographical area of work | ||
| Northern Italy | 333 | 58.4 |
| Central Italy | 108 | 18.9 |
| Southern Italy | 118 | 20.7 |
| NA | 11 | 1.9 |
| Role | ||
| Director/Group leader/Professor | 215 | 37.7 |
| Junior group leader | 15 | 2.6 |
| Researcher | 190 | 33.3 |
| Student | 58 | 10.2 |
| Technician/Administrative/Consultant | 41 | 7.2 |
| NA | 51 | 8.9 |
| Time spent on computer activities | ||
| Low | 12 | 2.1 |
| Neutral | 327 | 57.4 |
| High | 229 | 40.2 |
| NA | 2 | 0.4 |
| Research fields (multiple options) | ||
| Basic research | 301 | 39.3 |
| Translational research | 395 | 51.6 |
| Preclinical/Clinical research | 59 | 7.7 |
| Public health | 1 | 0.1 |
| Bioinformatics | 3 | 0.4 |
| Epidemiology | 2 | 0.3 |
| Biomedical research | 1 | 0.1 |
| NA | 3 | 0.4 |
| Research institute | ||
| University | 195 | 34.2 |
| Cancer center | 267 | 46.8 |
| University and cancer center | 27 | 4.7 |
| Other | 77 | 13.5 |
| NA | 4 | 0.7 |
Percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding.
NA, not applicable.