| Job role of applicant | Letters (%) | Procedural violations (%) | Missing information (%) | Slip-ups (%) | Discrepancies (%) |
| Academic (university address) | 53 (38) | 39 (38) | 35 (36) | 25 (40) | 17 (49) |
| Doctor (consultant grade) | 28 (20) | 17 (16) | 15 (14) | 11 (18) | 7 (20) |
| Doctor (non-consultant) | 19 (13) | 18 (17) | 18 (17) | 10 (16) | 5 (14) |
| Nurse | 15 (11) | 11 (11) | 10 (10) | 9 (15) | 1 (3) |
| Allied health professional | 13 (9) | 8 (8) | 7 (7) | 4 (6) | 3 (9) |
| Other researcher | 7 (5) | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Industry (pharmaceutical/device) | 6 (4) | 6 (6) | 6 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) |
| Total letters | 141 (100) | 104 (100) | 96 (100) | 62 (100) | 35 (100) |