Measurement properties of a novel survey to assess stages of organizational readiness for evidence-based interventions in community chronic disease prevention settings

Table 1 Description of surveyed programs and respondents (n = 243)

	Frequency	%
Organizational characteristics
Agency/organization type
State health department	106	43.8
Local health department	52	21.5
Healthcare provider	16	6.6
Community-based organization	32	13.2
Other	36	14.9
Prevention program type
MPB obesity grantees	31	13.0
Other obesity	45	18.8
Tobacco	92	38.5
Diabetes	42	17.6
Asthma	29	12.1
Geographic region served by intervention
Urban	34	14.0
Suburban	67	27.7
Rural	11	4.5
Combination urban, suburban, and/or rural	130	53.7
Affiliation with a university
Yes	82	34.3
No	157	65.7
Respondent characteristics
Length of time respondent worked with intervention
<5 years	128	52.9
5–10 years	69	28.5
11–15 years	20	8.3
>15 years	25	10.3
Respondent’s position in agency
Program manager	166	68.6
Direct service staff	43	17.8
Program support and evaluation	29	12.0
Academic researcher	2	0.8
Academic educator	2	0.8

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