Table 1. Demographic information of survey respondents (N = 425).

Demographic Questions	Percent	Count
Do you ever collect both quantitative data and qualitative data in the same research project?
Yes	87%	370
No	13%	55
Do you ever gather health information in your qualitative research, such as information about a participant’s diagnoses, symptoms, or treatments?
Yes	71%	301
No	29%	124
Do you ever gather other forms of sensitive information, such as information about illegal behaviors and sexual behaviors?
Yes	48%	206
No	52%	219
Which of the following methods do you use to gather qualitative research data? (check all that apply)
Interviews	98%	415
Focus groups	76%	321
Observations	61%	261
Archival research	39%	165
Town hall meetings or other deliberative methods	22%	94
Other	14%	59
Who has funded your research in the last 5 years? (check all that apply)
Your institution	74%	314
Government agencies	65%	276
Private foundations	48%	202
Other	8%	35
Corporations	5%	22
Have you ever shared your qualitative research data with people outside of your research team?
No	80%	340
Yes	20%	85
Which of the following best describes how you shared your qualitative research data? (check all that apply)*
Shared data with an individual outside of your research team	76%	65
Deposited data with a data repository or archive	18%	15
Other	18%	15
If you have shared your qualitative data, what was the reason for doing so? (check all that apply)*
To encourage new uses for my data	59%	50
To promote new research collaborations	58%	49
To show a commitment to openness	33%	28
To increase the impact and visibility of my research findings	31%	26
Other	25%	21
A requirement of a funding agency	16%	14
A requirement of a journal	6%	5
A requirement of the institution	7%	6
To shift the burden of maintaining and archiving my data to the repository	2%	2

N = 425.

*Question only applies to participants who have shared qualitative data previously (N = 85).