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Table 1 Sociodemographic data for the 80 respondents according to research phase

From: Motives for participating in a clinical research trial: a pilot study in Brazil

Characteristics

Phase I N (%)

Phase III N (%)

TOTAL N

Gender

Male

19 (47.5)

27 (67.5)

46

Female

21 (52.5)

13 (32.5)

34

Education

Primary

4 (10.0)

4 (10.0)

8

High School

17 (42.5)

18 (45.0)

35

College

18 (45.0)

18 (45.0)

36

NR

1 (2.5)

0 (0)

1

Socioeconomic class 1

A

0 (0)

0 (0)

0

B

11 (27.5)

4 (10.0)

15

C

28 (70.0)

24 (60.0)

52

D

1 (2.5)

9 (22.5)

10

E

0 (0)

3 (7.5)

3

Number of studies

1

24 (60.0)

26 (65.0)

50

2

1 (2.5)

11 (27.5)

12

3

9 (22.5)

2 (5.0)

11

4 or more

6 (15.0)

1 (2.5)

7

Age (years)

≤ 20

1 (2.5)

0 (0)

1

21 - 30

19 (47.5)

1 (2.5)

20

31 - 40

11 (27.5)

4 (10.0)

15

41 - 50

8 (20.0)

14 (35.0)

22

51 - 60

0 (0)

9 (22.5)

9

61 or more

0 (0)

12 (30.0)

12

NR

1 (2.5)

0 (0)

1

  1. NR= No Response.
  2. 1 A was the highest economic strata. Mean family income (MFI) at the E-level of the ABEP index is very low (below a 'living wage' level considered acceptable for families in the US), whereas a D-level family enjoys a MFI value roughly 1.5 times the E-level MFI. The C-level MFI is roughly 2–3 times the E-level value, A-level and B-level is approximately 27 times and 9 times the E-level MFI value respectively.