Demographic Forms
What Are Demographics?
Demographic information refers to key characteristics that describe individuals or populations, such as age, sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, language, education, and other social or cultural factors. These data help researchers understand who is participating in a study and provide essential context for interpreting research findings.
Why Are They Important?
Standardized demographic information supports transparency, comparability, and reproducibility across studies, while also meeting ethical and regulatory requirements for inclusivity. In short, consistent demographic data collection strengthens the quality and impact of research involving human participants.
The Royal Institute of Mental Health Research and the Advanced Research Collaboration for Health Integration, Medical Exploration, and Data Synthesis (ARCHIMEDES) team developed this resource in consultation with domain experts. The form is intended to assist research teams in gathering consistent and comprehensive demographic data when conducting studies involving human participants.
This resource is free to use and adapt to suit the specific context and objectives of individual research studies.
Download the Demographics Form
We have created several options and file formats to allow integrating the form into your project as it best suits your needs.
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