Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Performance of IRBs in China: a survey on IRB employees and researchers’ experiences and perceptions
Characteristics (n = 757) | Number (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Participants | ||
IRB employee | 338 | 44.6 |
Researcher | 382 | 50.5 |
Both IRB employee and researcher | 37 | 4.9 |
Gender | ||
Male | 287 | 37.9 |
Female | 470 | 62.1 |
Studied abroad for more than 3 months | ||
Yes | 155 | 20.5 |
No | 602 | 79.5 |
Received ethics training in the last 3 years | ||
Yes | 638 | 84.3 |
No | 119 | 15.7 |
Age (years) | ||
18–30 | 104 | 13.8 |
31–40 | 325 | 42.9 |
≥ 41 | 328 | 43.3 |
Experience (years) | ||
0–5 | 349 | 46.1 |
6–10 | 237 | 31.3 |
11–20 | 129 | 17 |
≥ 21 | 42 | 5.6 |
Professional title | ||
Primary level professional title | 83 | 11 |
Intermediate level professional title | 241 | 31.8 |
Associate professor | 221 | 29.2 |
Professor | 146 | 19.3 |
None | 66 | 8.7 |
Level of education | ||
Ph.D | 217 | 28.7 |
Master’s degrees | 328 | 43.3 |
Bachelor's degree or below | 212 | 28.0 |
The IRB where you work has an independent ethics committee office | ||
Yes | 589 | 77.8 |
No | 111 | 14.7 |
Do not know | 57 | 7.5 |
Institution | ||
Tertiary (level 3) and secondary (level 2) hospital | 655 | 86.5 |
Medical school | 66 | 8.7 |
Others (e.g. Life medicine research institute, law office, colleges, community and centers for disease control and prevention) | 36 | 4.8 |