Table 1 Characteristics of researchers
From: Are public health researchers designing for dissemination? Findings from a national survey in China
|  | Total (n = 737) | Researchers who did not disseminate (n = 309) | Researchers who disseminated (n = 428) a |
|---|---|---|---|
Work place | |||
 University/research institution | 246 (33.4) | 99 (32.0) | 147 (34.3) |
 CDC at national or regional level | 224 (30.4) | 88 (28.5) | 136 (31.8) |
 Hospital | 239 (32.4) | 115 (37.2) | 124 (29.0) |
 Other | 28 (3.8) | 7 (2.3) | 21 (4.9) |
Highest attainment of academic degree | |||
 Doctorate | 407 (55.2) | 160 (51.8) | 247 (57.7) |
 Master’s | 223 (30.3) | 100 (32.4) | 123 (28.7) |
 Bachelor’s | 106 (14.4) | 48 (15.5) | 58 (13.6) |
 Other | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.3) | 0 |
Years of doing research | |||
  ≤ 10 years | 89 (12.1) | 45 (14.6) | 44 (10.3) |
 11–20 years | 227 (30.8) | 114 (36.9) | 113 (26.4) |
 21–30 years | 263 (35.7) | 105 (34.0) | 158 (36.9) |
  ≥ 30 years | 158 (21.4) | 45 (14.6) | 113 (26.4) |
Number of publications in peer-reviewed journals in the recent three years | |||
 0–2 | 164 (22.3) | 95 (30.7) | 69 (16.1) |
 3–5 | 200 (27.1) | 94 (30.4) | 106 (24.8) |
 6–11 | 180 (24.4) | 61 (19.7) | 119 (27.8) |
  ≥ 12 | 193 (26.2) | 59 (19.1) | 134 (31.3) |
Research setting | |||
 Community | 383 (52.0) | 126 (40.8) | 257 (60.0) |
 Clinical | 303 (41.1) | 129 (41.7) | 174 (40.7) |
 Health Systems | 121 (16.4) | 40 (12.9) | 81 (18.9) |
 Policy | 105 (14.2) | 34 (11.0) | 71 (16.6) |
 Laboratory | 231 (31.3) | 105 (34.0) | 126 (29.4) |
 Other | 12 (1.6) | 6 (1.9) | 6 (1.4) |
Experience of working in a practice or policy setting | |||
 Yes | 342 (46.4) | 72 (23.3) | 270 (63.1) |
 No | 395 (53.6) | 237 (76.7) | 158 (36.9) |
D&I training experience | |||
 Yes | 241 (32.7) | 74 (23.9) | 167 (39.0) |
 No | 496 (67.3) | 235 (76.1) | 261 (61.0) |