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Table 1 Demographics of study population.

From: Untapped ethical resources for neurodegeneration research

Age

N (%)

Research Area

N (%)

<30

12 (6%)

Drug discovery

97 (50%)

31-50

108 (56%)

Other (e.g., basic research)

80 (41%)

51+

65 (34%)

Regenerative medicine

48 (25%)

Gender

 

Research Focus

 

Male

119 (62%)

Other (e.g., cell culture)

161 (83%)

Female

70 (36%)

Other animals

134 (69%)

Professional Level

 

Non-human primates

74 (38%)

Faculty

154 (80%)

Adults with ND disease

64 (33%)

Graduate or Medical Student

17 (9%)

Healthy adults

37 (19%)

Post-doctoral Fellow

10 (5%)

Disease Focus

 

Research Staff

5 (3%)

Alzheimer's

98 (51%)

Highest Degree Attained

 

Other

71 (37%)

PhD and/or MD

174 (90%)

Parkinson's

51 (26%)

BA, BS or equivalent

10 (5%)

Huntington's

38 (20%)

MA, MS or equivalent

7 (4%)

ALS

32 (17%)

Head of Research Group

 

MS

13 (7%)

Yes

158 (82%)

  

No

33 (17%)

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