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Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, by group

From: Activities and impacts of patient engagement in CIHR SPOR funded research: a cross-sectional survey of academic researcher and patient partner experiences

 

Academic researchers, n (%)

Patient partners, n (%)

Age, years

45 (42, 50)a,b

60 (48.5, 66)b,c

Gender

20 (31%) Male

4 (20%) Male

 

43 (66%) Female

15 (75%) Female

 

2 (3%) Prefer not to answer

1 (5%) Prefer not to answer

 

1 Missing

 

Ancestry

53 (82%) White/Caucasian/European

16 (80%) White/Caucasian/European

 

5 (8%) South Asian

1 (5%) South Asian

 

3 (5%) Mixed Ethnicity

 
 

3 (5%) Other

 
  

2 (10%) First Nations/Inuit/Metis

  

1 (5%) East Asian

 

2 Missing

 

Place of residence (province/territory)

8 (12%) Alberta

3 (15%) Alberta

 

8 (12%) British Columbia

3 (15%) British Columbia

 

6 (9%) Manitoba

3 (15%) Manitoba

 

2 (3%) New Brunswick

 
 

2 (3%) Newfoundland and Labrador

 
 

3 (5%) Nova Scotia

 
 

27 (42%) Ontario

10 (50%) Ontario

 

8 (12%) Quebec

1 (5%) Quebec

 

1 (2%) Saskatchewan

 
 

1 Missing

 

Highest level of education completed

N/A

2 (10%) Completed secondary school

  

3 (15%) Completed trade/technical school or college diploma

  

6 (30%) Completed university degree

  

9 (45%) Completed graduate degree

Primary community represented

N/A

15 (75%) Patient/consumer

  

5 (25%) Caregiver

  1. an = 59
  2. bmedian (25th and 75th percentile)
  3. cn = 20