Survey Results Analysis

Q9. Cost Coverage for Supplemental Data

Research Question: If there is a cost associated with making the supplemental data/resources tied to your publications available, who covers the cost?

Cost Coverage for Supplemental Data
Option Count Percentage
No Cost 109 44%
Author/Institution 87 35%
Other 43 17%
Publisher 31 12%
Shared Cost 19 8%
Total Respondents 250 100%

Q10. Data Accessibility

Research Question: How accessible are the data in your possession to others?

  • How are entities approaching data security and access?
Data Accessibility Approaches
Option Count Percentage
Conditional access 158 20%
Contact custodian 151 19%
Publicly accessible 125 16%
Discoverable via search 91 12%
Password protected 67 9%
No access 55 7%
Additional info 48 6%
De-identified subset 41 5%
Delayed access 26 3%
Metadata only 21 3%
Total Responses 783 100%

Q14. Dataset Understanding Challenges

Research Question: Have you ever received/worked with a dataset you haven’t been able to understand?

Challenges in Understanding Datasets
Option Count Percentage
Missing Information 200 14%
Questionable Data Quality 180 13%
Mismatched Formats 154 11%
Unclear Instructions 153 11%
Confusing Terms 141 10%
Varied Types of Data 121 8%
Too Much Information 103 7%
Encrypted or Locked Data 97 7%
Data Volumes 87 6%
Complex Analysis Needed 74 5%
Language 56 4%
Other 29 2%
Other Explanation Text 29 2%
Total Responses 1424 100%

Q18. Data Security Measures

Research Question: Do you have data security measures in place to protect confidential information?

  • How do different access levels relate to security responsibilities?
Data Security Measures Implementation
Option Count Percentage
Password protection on devices and files 226 14%
Regular software and system updates 214 13%
Secure backup solutions 200 13%
Controlled access policies 182 11%
Use of secure networks (VPNs, secure Wi-Fi) 177 11%
Physical security measures 149 9%
Training on data security for staff 108 7%
Encryption of files and communications 95 6%
Compliance with IRB guidelines 60 4%
Data anonymization or pseudonymisation 39 2%
Compliance with GDPR 38 2%
Compliance with other industry regulations 28 2%
I am not sure what measures are in place 25 2%
Other regulations text 19 1%
Other 18 1%
Other explanation text 18 1%
I do not have any specific measures in place 0 0%
Total Responses 1596 100%

Q20. Implementation Support Needs

Research Question: What would help you most to implement data access and reuse?

Factors Helping Data Access and Reuse (Ranked by Importance)
Option Average_Rank Total_Count
Guidelines from journals and publishers 6.47 347
Guidelines from repositories 5.91 347
Guidelines from professional organizations 5.76 347
Training for individuals and institutions to comply with new policies 5.40 347
Regulations/guidelines from research funding bodies to set such policies/rules 4.79 347
Tribal or similar regulations/guidelines to set such policies/rules 4.72 347
Defined internal/institutional rules to follow 4.31 347
Financial support for archiving 3.97 347
Government regulations to set such policies/rules 3.66 347
Total Respondents NA 347

Note: Higher average rank indicates greater importance (lower numerical ranks assigned by respondents).

Q21. Engagement Across Research Activities

Research Question: Do you engage with Indigenous Peoples and/or Descendant Communities during any of these activities?

  • Which research activities show the most/least community engagement?
Engagement during Brainstorming
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 38 10.1%
Yes. when relevant 138 36.5%
Inconsistently 58 15.3%
No 88 23.3%
I don’t know 20 5.3%
N/A 36 9.5%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Grant writing
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 29 7.7%
Yes. when relevant 108 28.6%
Inconsistently 51 13.5%
No 117 31%
I don’t know 26 6.9%
N/A 47 12.4%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Project design
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 51 13.5%
Yes. when relevant 147 38.9%
Inconsistently 57 15.1%
No 68 18%
I don’t know 17 4.5%
N/A 38 10.1%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Development of a data management plan
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 45 11.9%
Yes. when relevant 83 22%
Inconsistently 33 8.7%
No 117 31%
I don’t know 43 11.4%
N/A 57 15.1%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Development of data use policy
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 41 10.8%
Yes. when relevant 92 24.3%
Inconsistently 62 16.4%
No 121 32%
I don’t know 21 5.6%
N/A 41 10.8%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Data collection or acquisition
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 48 12.7%
Yes. when relevant 92 24.3%
Inconsistently 49 13%
No 122 32.3%
I don’t know 23 6.1%
N/A 44 11.6%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Analysis
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 62 16.4%
Yes. when relevant 135 35.7%
Inconsistently 49 13%
No 79 20.9%
I don’t know 17 4.5%
N/A 36 9.5%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Reporting/dissemination/sharing
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 48 12.7%
Yes. when relevant 131 34.7%
Inconsistently 63 16.7%
No 73 19.3%
I don’t know 19 5%
N/A 44 11.6%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Preservation and curation
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 78 20.6%
Yes. when relevant 140 37%
Inconsistently 52 13.8%
No 54 14.3%
I don’t know 17 4.5%
N/A 37 9.8%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Secondary use of data
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 77 20.4%
Yes. when relevant 134 35.4%
Inconsistently 44 11.6%
No 67 17.7%
I don’t know 17 4.5%
N/A 39 10.3%
Total 378 100.0%
Engagement during Other
Response Count Percentage
Yes, always 41 10.8%
Yes. when relevant 104 27.5%
Inconsistently 58 15.3%
No 89 23.5%
I don’t know 38 10.1%
N/A 48 12.7%
Total 378 100.0%

Q22. Indigenous Data Sovereignty Practices

Research Question: Do you have processes to actively facilitate the use and reuse of data by Indigenous Peoples and/or Descendant Communities represented in those data?

Processes to Facilitate Data Use by Indigenous Peoples
Response Count Percentage
No 142 37.6%
Yes 118 31.2%
Don’t know 87 23%
N/A 53 14%
Total 378 100.0%
Processes to Facilitate Data Use by Descendant Communities
Response Count Percentage
No 139 36.8%
Yes 90 23.8%
Don’t know 80 21.2%
N/A 75 19.8%
Total 378 100.0%
Comparison of Data Access Facilitation Processes
Indigenous Peoples
Descendant Communities
Response Count Percent Count Percent
No 142 37.6% 139 36.8%
Yes 118 31.2% 90 23.8%
Don’t know 87 23% 80 21.2%
N/A 53 14% 75 19.8%
Total 378 100.0% 378 100.0%

Q23. Indigenous & Descendant Community Data Collaboration

Research Question: Do you have processes that have been developed in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and/or Descendant Communities about access, sharing, and use of data?

Collaboration Processes with Indigenous/Descendant Communities
Response Count Percentage
No 131 52.4%
Yes 79 31.6%
Sometimes 20 8%
NA 8 3.2%
In Progress 7 2.8%
Not Sure 5 2%
Total 250 100.0%

Q24. Interest in Implementation FAIR/CARE Principles

Research Question: Who is most/least willing to implement FAIR/CARE principles?

Interest in Implementing FAIR and/or CARE
Response Count Percentage
Yes 170 45%
Maybe, but I need more information 148 39%
No 28 7%
Total Responses 346 100%

Demographic Analysis Example

Pivoted Cost Coverage by Demographic (with Totals)
Demographic Author/Institution Publisher Shared Cost No Cost Other Total Responses
Local.Govt 1 0 0 3 2 6
Federal 2 1 1 11 2 17
Academic..University.or.College 39 8 5 32 9 93
Archive.or.Digital.Repository 4 0 0 1 1 6
CRM 15 11 6 16 6 54
CRM…Tribal 1 1 1 0 1 4
Student 1 0 0 1 0 2
NGO 2 0 3 3 2 10
Library 1 3 0 6 2 12
Tribal.Govt 0 0 0 4 2 6
State 2 1 0 13 9 25
Publisher 2 0 1 2 0 5
Digital.Library 2 3 0 1 1 7
Museum 7 1 1 8 5 22
Private.Foundation 2 1 0 1 0 4
Library..Tribal 2 0 1 0 0 3
Total 83 30 19 102 42 276