Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and attitudes towards medical research (N = 487)
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Country of residence, n (%) | |
 United States | 161 (33) |
 Poland | 169 (35) |
 China | 157 (32) |
Sex, n (%) | |
 Female | 253 (52) |
Age (years) | |
 Mean (SD) | 47 (17) |
 Min–Max | 19 – 91 |
Age group, n (%) | |
 18–35 years | 152 (31) |
 36–50 years | 138 (28) |
 51–65 years | 82 (17) |
  ≥ 66 years | 115 (24) |
Educational level a, n (%) | |
 Less than elementary/primary school | 1 (0) |
 Elementary/primary school | 75 (15) |
 High school/technical school or equivalent | 49 (10) |
 College / University degree (BA, BSc) | 242 (50) |
 Post-graduate degree (MA, PhD) | 118 (24) |
 Other | 2 (0) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
 Employed ≥ 30 h per week with paid time off | 276 (57) |
 Employed < 30 h per week with paid time off | 31 (6) |
 Employed on hourly basis (i.e., not a fixed salary) with no paid time off | 19 (4) |
 Not working in a paid job (i.e. homemaker, voluntary work, retired, student, unemployed, not able to work due to sickness) | 161 (33) |
Experience of taking part in a clinical trial, n (%) | |
 Experience (self or relative) | 160 (33) |
 No experience | 327 (67) |
Trust in medical researchers b, n (%) | |
 High trust (agree/strongly agree) | 412 (85) |
 Low trust (disagree / strongly disagree) | 75 (15) |
Altruism c, n (%) | |
 High altruism (agree/strongly agree) | 404 (83) |
 Low altruism (disagree / strongly disagree) | 83 (17) |