Table 1 Characteristics of the researcher sample with and without previous experience of user involvement in research on ageing and health, N = 64

Total sample

57.8% (37)

42.2% (27)

Age, mean, (SD)

47.4 SD = 14.4 (64)

48.8 SD = 11.9 (37)

45.4 SD = 17.3 (27)

Sex

 Women

73.4% (47)

53.2% (25)

46.8% (22)

 Men

26.6% (17)

70.6% (12)

29.4% (5)

Career stage^a

 Senior

32.8% (21)

71.4% (15)

28.6% (6)

 Junior

67.2% (43)

51.2% (22)

48.8% (21)

Disciplinary^b

background

 Social science

45.3% (29)

51.7% (15)

48.3% (14)

 Medicine

53.1% (34)

64.7% (22)

35.3% (12)

 Engineering

4.7% (3)

33.3% (1)

66.7% (2)