Table 1 Demographics of participants who responded to the questionnaire
N = 119 | |
|---|---|
Age | |
< 25 | 7 (5.9) |
25–34 | 39 (32.8) |
35–44 | 32 (26.9) |
45–54 | 28 (23.5) |
55–65 | 11 (9.2) |
> 65 | 0 (0.0) |
Prefer not to say | 2 (1.7) |
Gender | |
Male | 46 (38.7) |
Female | 70 (58.8) |
Prefer not to say | 3 (2.5) |
Workplace | |
Academia | 96 (80.7) |
Industry | 4 (3.4) |
Clinical trials unit | 14 (11.8) |
Consultancy | 1 (0.8) |
Other | 4 (3.4) |
Career length | |
0–5 years | 38 (31.9) |
5–10 years | 29 (24.4) |
10–15 years | 20 (16.8) |
> 15 years | 32 (26.9) |
Position | |
Research Assistant (pre-doc or PhD student) | 23 (19.3) |
Research Associate (post-doc) | 20 (16.8) |
Lecturer | 25 (21.0) |
Senior Research Fellow/Lecturer/Associate Professor | 27 (22.7) |
Professor | 24 (20.2) |
Region | |
North East | 5 (4.2) |
North West | 11 (9.2) |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 17 (14.3) |
East Midlands | 33 (27.7) |
West Midlands | 10 (8.4) |
East of England | 1 (0.8) |
London | 11 (9.2) |
South East | 3 (2.5) |
South West | 11 (9.2) |
Wales | 1 (0.8) |
Scotland | 4 (3.4) |
Northern Ireland | 0 (0) |
Outside UK | 10 (8.4) |
Other | 2 (1.7) |
Proportion of day spent on statistical methodology work on average (1–10 scale) | 5 (3, 8) |
PPI training undertaken | |
Yes | 43 (36.1) |
No | 76 (63.9) |