Table 2 Frequency And Percentage Of Responses For Consent Options
Type of biobank | None | Specific consent | Cond. consent | Broad consent | Unsure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An Australian biobank that is used only by Australian researchers | 28 | 141 | 185 | 392 | 4 |
3.7% | 18.8% | 24.7% | 52.3% | 0.5% | |
An Australian biobank that allows its samples to be used by overseas researchers | 87 | 168 | 190 | 301 | 4 |
11.6% | 22.4% | 25.3% | 40.1% | 0.5% | |
An Australian biobank that stored its samples overseas and allowed these samples to be used by researchers located overseas | 95 | 167 | 191 | 289 | 8 |
12.7% | 22.3% | 25.5% | 38.5% | 1.1% | |
A foreign or overseas biobank | 131 | 173 | 165 | 267 | 14 |
17.5% | 23.1% | 22.0% | 35.6% | 1.9% |