Demographic characteristics of survey respondents in phase 1 (n=209) and phase 2 (n=89)
| Characteristic | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | ||
| Age band (years)* | ||||
| 18–35 | 49 (19.3) | 19 (21.3) | ||
| 36–50 | 93 (36.6) | 23 (25.8) | ||
| 51–65 | 73 (28.7) | 37 (41.6) | ||
| 66–80 | 38 (15.0) | 9 (10.1) | ||
| >80 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.1) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Man | 127 (60.8) | 53 (59.6) | ||
| Woman | 77 (36.8) | 36 (40.4) | ||
| Prefer to self-describe | 1 (0.5) | 0 | ||
| Prefer not to answer | 4 (1.9) | 0 | ||
| Respondent category† | ||||
| Patient or person with lived experience of a musculoskeletal condition/rheumatic disease | 40 (19.1) | 14 (15.7) | ||
| Patient or person with lived experience of a long-term health condition, other than a musculoskeletal condition/rheumatic disease | 20 (9.6) | 6 (6.7) | ||
| Health professional (medical officer, nurse, allied health worker, other registered clinician, other health worker) | 166 (79.4) | 71 (79.8) | ||
| Educator or researcher | 98 (46.9) | 48 (53.9) | ||
| Officer of a national or sub-national government ministry | 8 (3.8) | 1 (1.1) | ||
| Officer of a local municipality (local government) | 6 (2.9) | 1 (1.1) | ||
| Officer of a Civil Society Organisation or other professional organisation/clinical organisation | 23 (11.0) | 15 (16.9) | ||
| Other | 8 (3.8) | 5 (5.6) | ||
| Responses by geographical region | Countries | Respondents | Countries | Respondents |
| East Asia and Pacific | 11 (17.5) | 26 (12.4) | 9 (22.5) | 14 (15.7) |
| Europe and Central Asia | 18 (28.6) | 45 (21.5) | 12 (30.0) | 24 (27.0) |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 10 (15.9) | 45 (21.5) | 5 (12.5) | 11 (12.4) |
| Middle East and North Africa | 7 (11.1) | 9 (4.3) | 2 (5.0) | 2 (2.2) |
| North America | 2 (3.2) | 33 (15.8) | 2 (5.0) | 18 (20.2) |
| South Asia | 5 (7.9) | 29 (13.9) | 5 (12.5) | 13 (14.6) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 10 (15.9) | 22 (10.5) | 5 (12.54) | 7 (7.9) |
| Responses by economic classification | Countries | Respondents‡ | Countries | Respondents |
| High income | 28 (45.2) | 96 (46.2) | 17 (42.5) | 48 (53.9) |
| Upper-middle income | 12 (19.4) | 56 (26.9) | 10 (25.0) | 16 (18.0) |
| Lower-middle income | 19 (30.6) | 50 (24.0) | 12 (30.0) | 22 (24.7) |
| Low income | 3 (4.8) | 6 (2.9) | 1 (2.5) | 3 (3.4) |
Data are expressed as n (%). In phase 1, the denominator is 209, unless otherwise indicated
*N=254
†Respondents could select more than one category.
‡Economic classification based on World Bank 2023 fiscal year. N=208 since Venezuela does not have an economic classification by the World Bank.