Table 1.

Characteristics of Practice-based Research Networks That Participated in the CERA Survey, fall 2017; (n = 56)*

Survey QuestionsN (%)
Geographic scope of PBRNlocal18 (32)
state20 (36)
regional13 (23)
national5 (9)
PBRN age<1 year1 (2)
1 to 3 years4 (7)
4 to 5 years6 (11)
6 to 10 years10 (18)
>10 years35 (62)
Duration that PBRN director was in current role<1 year6 (11)
1 to 3 years14 (26)
4 to 5 years12 (21)
6 to 10 years10 (18)
>10 years13 (24)
No. of active practitioners in PBRNl to 209 (16)
21 to 4910 (18)
>4935 (66)
No. of practice locations comprising the PBRN<51 (2)
5 to 93 (5)
10 to 1911 (20)
>1941 (73)
No. of residencies affiliated with the PBRN011 (20)
1 to 327 (48)
4 to 1815 (26)
19 to 240 (0)
>242 (4)
  • * Due to missing data, the N responding varies by question.

  • PBRN, practice-based research networks.