Table 4 Ranking of 14 strategies by percentage in favor of each strategy with respect to the question “What are the current ways being used to bridge the gap between science and policy?” in the China-Canada survey 2012
Strategy | China and Canada n = 207 (100 %) | China n = 121 (100 %) | Canada n = 86 (100 %) | p value (China vs. Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
a. Collaboration in study design | No. 7, 77 (37 %) | No. 7, 51 (42 %) | No. 9, 26 (30 %) | n.s. |
b. Focus on policy | No. 1, 117 (57 %) | No. 1, 73 (60 %) | No. 2, 44 (51 %) | n.s. |
c. Policy briefs | No. 3, 97 (47 %) | No. 3, 61 (50 %) | No. 5, 36 (42 %) | n.s. |
d. Web-based portals | No. 11, 46 (22 %) | No. 11, 20 (17 %) | No. 9, 26 (30 %) | p < 0.05* |
e. Email updates | No. 13, 33 (16 %) | No. 13, 16 (13 %) | No. 13, 17 (20 %) | n.s. |
f. Journal publications | No. 9, 65 (31 %) | No. 10, 28 (23 %) | No. 4, 37 (43 %) | p < 0.01** |
g. Conferences | No. 3, 97 (47 %) | No. 4, 59 (49 %) | No. 3, 38 (44 %) | n.s. |
h. Policy recommendations | No. 5, 85 (41 %) | No. 6, 56 (46 %) | No. 7, 29 (34 %) | n.s. |
i. Science-policy forums | No. 2, 112 (54 %) | No. 2, 65 (54 %) | No. 1, 47 (55 %) | n.s. |
j. Joint research projects | No. 5, 85 (41 %) | No. 5, 58 (48 %) | No. 8, 27 (31 %) | p < 0.05* |
k. Personal contact | No. 8, 70 (34 %) | No. 9, 35 (29 %) | No. 6, 35 (41 %) | n.s. |
l. Knowledge brokers | No. 12, 41 (20 %) | No. 12, 19 (16 %) | No. 11, 22 (26 %) | n.s. |
m. Collaboration in analysis | No. 10, 61 (29 %) | No. 8, 40 (33 %) | No. 12, 21 (24 %) | n.s. |
n. Co-authorship | No. 14, 8 (4 %) | No. 14, 3 (2 %) | No. 14, 5 (6 %) | n.s. |
No opinion | 9 (4 %) | 5 (4 %) | 4 (5 %) | n.s. |