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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2012 Jan 19;14(2):243–249. doi: 10.1038/gim.2011.29

Table 1.

Characteristics of researcher participants

Researcher demographics Researchers (n = 40)

Male 50.0%
Race
 White 75.0%
 African-American 5.0%
 Asian 10.0%
 Multi/other 10.0%
Education
 Doctorate 85.0%
 Master’s 12.5%
 Unknown/not specified 2.5%
Years in profession
 < 6 years 32.5%
 6–10 years 22.5%
 11–15 years 17.5%
 >15 years 27.5%
Primary research fielda
 Clinical 37.5%
 Basic science 37.5%
 Biomedical 12.5%
 Ethics/policy 15.0%
Participation in community engagement activities in the last 6 monthsb 45.8%
a

Percentages total >100% because respondents could select multiple choices.

b

Only asked of researcher participants in year 2 of the pilot study, n = 24.