The phrase "a majority of informants" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the opinions, responses, or data collected from a group of informants, indicating that more than half of them share a particular view or characteristic.
Example: "In the survey conducted, a majority of informants reported a preference for online learning over traditional classroom settings."
Alternatives: "most informants" or "the bulk of informants".
Insufficient gynecological examination skills were reported as a major problem to reproductive health service provision by a majority of informants, especially by those completing the vocational training program of general practice.
It was conceded by a majority of informants that the recruitment procedures are complex and time-consuming, and several informants referred to attempts at recruitment that had failed.
A majority of informants were African-Americans; education of almost half of them had stopped during or at the end of high school, and 6 of 10 were employed; most of them were females, in their mid-40s.
A majority of the informants described the overall impact of the adverse event as long-lasting.
A majority of the informants reported that the adverse event affected their work to some extent.
A majority of the informants lived in stable, long-lasting relationships.
(Interviewee No 18, Profession: Doctor, Type of adverse event: Operation went wrong) A majority of the informants described peer support as crucial after the adverse event.
A majority of the informants did believe that there was a need for a division of responsibilities between the districts and the central government in matters related to recruitment and distribution of health workers.
It was also conceded by a majority of the informants that employees posted by the central government would not have the same commitment to work in a rural district as those who had applied directly to the district authorities.
The implementation of the decentralisation policy was credited by a majority of the study informants as providing more room for district authorities to request what they needed compared to the recruitment under centralisation, whereby the central government would post health workers to district without taking into consideration the specific needs of each district.
However, a view shared by the majority of informants was that qualified people, especially highly skilled workers, were difficult both to recruit and retain because they are in high demand in urban areas and the private sector.
