From: Measuring use of research evidence in public health policy: a policy content analysis
Information type | Frequency (% total) of | N (%) policies that | Median (range) of reference |
---|---|---|---|
 | reference to information | reference information | to information per policy |
Internal policy | 1133 (47.5) | 124 (96.9) | 6 (0–36) |
Clinical/Medical evidence | 519 (21.8) | 108 (84.4) | 2.5 (0–28) |
Internal legislation | 203 (8.5) | 122 (95.3) | 1 (0–11) |
Other evidence | 175 (7.3) | 88 (68.7) | 1 (0–13) |
External policy | 245 (10.3) | 63 (49.2) | 0 (0–24) |
External legislation | 58 (2.4) | 22 (17.2) | 0 (0–16) |
Academic/Scientific research | 50 (2.1) | 30 (23.4) | 0 (0–7) |
Total | 2383 (100.0) | 128 (100.0) | 15.5 (0–67) |