Improvement Research Priorities: USA Survey and Expert Consensus

Table 2

Stakeholder survey respondent characteristics (𝑛=560).

Characteristic; Position(s) held*	Number (%)	Percent
Researcher/scientist	254	46
Academic faculty member	227	41
Administrator	132	24
Clinical educator	102	18
Consultant	71	13
Frontline clinician	71	13
Midlevel manager	31	6
Supervisor/coordinator	24	4
Unit manager	7	1
Other	72	13
Total (missing)*; *Respondents were allowed to select all applicable	NA	NA
Years of career experience as a health professional
More than 20 years	350	63
16–20 years	61	11
11–15 years	64	12
6–10 years	34	6
1–5 years	39	7
Less than 1 year	5	1
Total (missing)	553 (7)	100 (1)
Highest level of education
Doctorate degree	235	47
Master’s degree	151	30
Medical doctorate degree	78	16
Bachelor’s degree	23	5
Other	11	2
Total (missing)	498 (62)	100 (11)