Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of citizen scientists
| Variable | Categories | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 30 | 51% |
| Male | 29 | 49% | |
| Age1 | 12–17 | 22 | 39% |
| 18–33 | 27 | 48% | |
| 34–60 | 7 | 13% | |
| > 60 | 0 | 0% | |
| Educational background1,2 | < Bachelor | 33 | 57% |
| Bachelor | 21 | 36% | |
| > Bachelor | 4 | 7% | |
| Recruitment method | Outreach | 13 | 22% |
| Personal relative | 27 | 46% | |
| Social media | 1 | 2% | |
| Random visit | 18 | 31% | |
| Type of survey | Self-investigators | 45 | 76% |
| Investigators | 14 | 24% |
1Some participants did not provide this information. Therefore, not all categories total exactly 59 samples
2 < Bachelor’s, Bachelor’s, and > Bachelor’s indicate the highest education degree acquired or currently matriculated by the participants