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. 2021 Dec 31;16(12):e0261719. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261719

Table 4. Resources to facilitate data sharing.

How much would each of the following resources increase your willingness to share qualitative data? Frequency of Participants Willing to Share (%)
If funding agencies would cover the cost of sharing qualitative data with a repository. 294 (69%)
If you were given clear guidance on ethics and compliance-related issues. 259 (61%)
If a data repository assisted with data anonymization. 243 (57%)
If a data repository provided consultations regarding sharing qualitative data. 207 (49%)

The degree to which each resource would increase willingness to share qualitative data were rated on a scale of 1 (not at all), 2 (a little), 3 (a moderate amount), 4 (a lot) or 5 (a great deal). Participants were considered willing to share if they rated a 4 or 5.