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Table 1 Demographics of participants

From: An exploratory study on needs for clinical research training: data from Chinese hospitals

Item

Characteristics

Number (%)

Age

31-40

299(49.8 %)

Under 30

162(27.0 %)

41-50

111(18.5 %)

Over 50

28(4.7 %)

Location

East China

378(63.0 %)

South China

66(11.0 %)

North China

63(10.5 %)

Northeast China

37(6.2 %)

Central China

32(5.3 %)

Southwest China

24(4.0 %)

Discipline

Internal Medicine

310(56.7 %)

Surgery

124(23.5 %)

Medical Technology

39(7.2 %)

Pediatrics

13(2.2 %)

Obstetrics and Gynecology

12(2.0 %)

Others (pharmacy, epidemiology, etc.)

102(6.9 %)

Position

Clinicians

207(84.5 %)

Full-time clinical researcher

58(9.7 %)

Full-time basic medical researcher

35(5.8 %)

Types of hospital the respondent works for

Top hospital (Tertiary hospital)

555(92.5 %)

Second-class hospital

22(3.7 %)

Others (private hospital, etc.)

23(3.8 %)