Table 3 Primary reason for establishment by date
From: Characterizing biobank organizations in the U.S.: results from a national survey
Year established | Facilitate research on a particular disease or type of disease | Facilitate research generally | Other reason | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Before 2003 | 137 | 59 | 50 | 22 | 45 | 19 | 232 | 54 |
2003 or later | 87 | 45 | 73 | 38 | 34 | 18 | 194 | 46 |
Total | 224 | 53 | 123 | 29 | 79 | 19 | 426 | 100 |