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. 2024 Apr 3;24:365. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05341-1

Table 2.

Sociodemographic variables and previous knowledge about planetary health

Variable Dataa
Age
 Mean ± standard deviation 24.41 ± 5.8
 Minimum, maximum 19. 56
Gender
 Female 51 53.12%
 Male 44 45.83%
 Other (Female or Male Transgender, Non-binary, others) 1 1.04%
Ethnicity
 White 66 68.75%
 Brown 21 21.88%
 Black 6 6.25%
 Yellow or indigenous 2 2.08%
 Non-respondents 1 1.04%
Family Income (in minimum wages)
 1–4 33 34.38%
 5–10 35 36.46%
 11 or more 27 28.13%
 Non-respondents 1 1.04%
Brazilian Birth Region
 South 52 54.17%
 Southeast 23 23.95%
 North East 7 7.29%
 Midwest 5 5.21%
 North 3 3.13%
 Non-respondents 6 6.25%
Before this class, have you heard of "Planetary Health"?
 No 56 58.33%
 Yes 31 32.29%
 I’m unsure 9 9.38%
If yes, how did you have the first contact with the theme? (it's possible to mark more than 1 option)
 Internet 17 55,%
 Class 13 42%
 Social Network 10 32%
 Friends/Family 7 23%
 Television Program 5 16%
 Scientific Article 4 13%
 Podcast 2 6%
 Lecture 2 6%
 TelessaúdeRS-UFRGS Planetary Health Open Online Course 1 3%

aNumeric data presented as means ± standard deviation and categorical data as their frequency