Research Capacity at Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centers in China: A Survey of Clinical Investigators

Table 1

Social demographic characteristics of TCM clinical investigators.

Social demographic characteristics		%
Age (years)
30	150	25.68%
30–39	252	43.15%
40–49	132	22.60%
50	35	5.99%
Not provided	15	2.57%
Sex
Male	289	49.50%
Female	295	50.50%
Education
Doctor’s degree	173	29.62%
Master’s degree	299	51.20%
Bachelor’s degree	106	18.15%
College degree	6	1.03%
Professional title/current role
Professor	109	18.66%
Associate professor	126	21.58%
Intermediate researcher	160	27.40%
Assistant researcher	161	27.57%
other	28	4.79%
Work experience (years)
5	208	35.62%
5–9	104	17.81%
10–14	57	9.76%
15–19	57	9.76%
20	132	22.60%
Not provided	26	4.45%