Table 1.

Characteristics of responders to both e-surveys

	E-survey 1 (n=213)	E-survey 2 (n=189 completed demographic data)
Gender
Male	NA	60 (32%)
Female	NA	117 (62%)
Unstated	NA	12 (6%)
Ethnicity
White: British, English, Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish	NA	131 (69%)
Any other white background	NA	17 (9%)
White: Irish	NA	4 (2%)
Asian or Asian British: Indian	NA	2 (1%)
Any other Asian background	NA	2 (1%)
Black or Black British: African	NA	2 (1%)
Mixed (please state)	NA	2 (1%)
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani	NA	1 (1%)
Black or Black British: Caribbean	NA	1 (1%)
Asian or Asian British: Chinese	NA	1 (1%)
Any other ethnic group	NA	1 (1%)
Skipped the question	NA	25 (13%)
Age, years
18–29	NA	5 (3%)
30–39	NA	21 (11%)
40–49	NA	37 (20%)
50–59	NA	50 (26%)
60–69	NA	40 (21%)
70–79	NA	25 (13%)
80–89	NA	4 (2%)
Skipped the question	NA	7 (4%)
Nature of interest in musculoskeletal disorders
Person with a musculoskeletal disorder or patient	76 (36%)	64 (34%)
Member of public with an interest in a condition or area	6 (3%)	8 (4%)
Carer	0	2 (1%)
Patient support organisation	1 (<1%)	1 (1%)
Health-care professional	41 (19%)	43 (23%)
Clinical researcher	47 (22%)	29 (15%)
Non-clinical researcher	32 (15%)	29 (15%)
Charity or funding agency	0	1 (1%)
Industry or commercial	4 (2%)	0
Policy maker or government agency	0	0
Skipped the question	0	1 (1%)
Other (specified in free-text box)	6 (3%)	11 (6%)

NA=not applicable, question not included in survey.