Network Solicitation and Response Rates
| Characteristic | RIOS Net No. (%) | SERCN No. (%) | CaReNet No. (%) | Unknown Networka No. | PRIME Netb No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaReNet = Colorado Research Network; non-PCP = non–primary care physician; PRIME Net = Primary Care Multi-Ethnic Research Network; RIOS Net = Research Involving the Outpatient Setting Network; SERCN = South Eastern Regional Clinicians Network. | |||||
| a Paper or fax responses received without legible identification numbers. | |||||
| b Totals from the 3-member practice-based research networks. | |||||
| Clinicians on original solicitation list | 245 | 178 | 382 | – | 805 |
| Removed e-mail bounces and non-PCPs | 32 (13.1) | 81 (45.5) | 39 (10.2) | – | 152 (18.9) |
| Total valid solicitations | 213 | 97 | 343 | – | 653 |
| Valid Web respondents | 112 (74.7) | 19 (61.3) | 170 (78.3) | – | 301 (75.1) |
| Valid paper respondents | 37 (24.7) | 12 (38.7) | 46 (21.2) | 2 | 97 (24.2) |
| Valid fax respondents | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 1 | 3 (0.7) |
| Total all respondents | 150 | 31 | 217 | 3 | 401 |
| Total response rate % | 70.4 | 32.0 | 63.3 | – | 61.4 |