Table 2 Data sources and methods for original research articles, 2012 and 2019
From: Opportunities for diversifying and enriching our article mix
| 2012 | 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Number of original research articles | 17 | 100% | 40 | 100% |
| Data source | ||||
| Database | 5 | 29% | 13 | 33% |
| Survey | 8 | 47% | 17 | 43% |
| Both database and survey | 1 | 6% | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 3 | 18% | 5 | 13% |
| Secondary analysis of existing data | 6 | 35% | 17 | 43% |
| Examined changes over time | 4 | 24% | 5 | 13% |