Table 2

Sociodemographic and professional characteristics of survey respondents (n=195)

CharacteristicNo (%) of respondents
Age
 34 years or younger29 (15)
 35–49 years97 (50)
 50–64 years47 (24)
 65 years or older14 (7)
 Prefer not to answer8 (4)
Gender
 Male116 (59)
 Female74 (38)
 Prefer not to answer5 (3)
Race
 White133 (68)
 Asian35 (18)
 Black or African-American10 (5)
 Other3 (2)
 Prefer not to answer14 (7)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino8 (4)
 Not Hispanic or Latino175 (90)
 Prefer not to answer12 (6)
Primary employer
 Academic institution165 (85)
 Non-profit organisation14 (7)
 Government8 (4)
 Private industry4 (2)
 Other4 (2)
Career stage
 In training (<3 years of active engagement in clinical research, still receiving formative training in research methods)43 (22)
 Early stage career (3–10 years of active engagement in clinical research)83 (43)
 Established in the field (>10 years of active engagement in clinical research)69 (35)
Ever been closely involved (as PI or co-PI) in the conduct of a randomised controlled trial?
 Yes82 (42)
Ever deposited clinical trial data in the BioLINCC repository?
 Yes5 (3)
  • PI, principal investigator; co-PI, coinvestigator.