ATTACHMENT II - PACE 3 
Table B 
Non-a f filiated Members: Composition and Role 
Who Are the Non-a f f il iated Members? 
Breakdown of all (48) non-a f f il iated 
(NA) members (based on roster 
categories listed in Figure 1) 
Composition of NA members by committee 
Selection of NA members (Q2) 
What Role Do They Play? 
How are committee decisions made ( Q 1 4 ) ? 
Clairs' evaluation of Guidelines' 
20" NA member requirement (Q53) 
NA members' self-rating of their 
role on IBCs (P23) 
Comparing committees with all NA members 
nonscientists versus 50-100% of 
NA members scientists: 
-average percent committee time 
spent on MUAs (Q17a) 
->fJA approval rates (Q39) : 
average percent a_s _i£ 
average percent with minor mod if icat ion 
average percent rej ected 
Responses 
31% local citizens, 27% public health 
officials, 15% rDNA scientists, 
10% life scientists, 8% other scholars 
8% other 
1=100% (A/4) rDNA scientists 
1=100% (3/3) rDNA and life scientists 
1=67% (2/3) rDNA and life scientists 
4=50% (1/2) life scientists 
13=100% nonscientists 
74% by administrative appointment, 
26% other methods (mostly involving 
appointment) 
47% by majority vote, 42% by consensus, 
10% other 
61% said about right 
39% said too restrictive 
27% said valuable or very valuable 
60% said fairly valuable, 13% said 
not valuable 
no NA scientists 50-100% NA scientists 
(12 IBCs) (7 IBCs) 
45% 64% 
71% 77% 
33% 16% 
5% 2% 
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