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. 2014 Jan 7;10:1. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-1

Table 4.

Number (n = absolute number of informants interviewed, % = percentage of informants interviewed) of several variables of alters in personal networks of the two domains of food and medicinal plants in Australia, Brazil and Peru

Domain
 Food
 Medicinal plants
Areas of research
 Australia
 Brazil
 Peru
 Sum
 Australia
 Brazil
 Peru
 Sum
(n = 13)
 (n = 8)
 (n = 9)
 (n = 30)
 (n = 11)
 (n = 7)
 (n = 8)
 (n = 26)
Number/percentage (n/%) n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
Alter’s sex
 Male
 13
 31
 8
 13
 44
 35
 67
 29
 4
 19
 13
 46
 35
 56
 52
 43
Female
 29
 69
 54
 87
 82
 65
 167
 71
 17
 81
 25
 89
 28
 44
 70
 57
Alter’s age
 <20
 -
 -
 1
 2
 -
 -
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 2
 1
 1
20-29
 -
 -
 10
 16
 6
 5
 16
 7
 -
 -
 -
 -
 2
 3
 2
 2
30-49
 8
 19
 12
 19
 23
 18
 43
 18
 3
 14
 1
 3
 11
 17
 15
 12
50-69
 10
 24
 24
 39
 43
 33
 77
 33
 1
 5
 12
 32
 8
 13
 21
 17
= > 70
 9
 21
 9
 15
 17
 13
 35
 15
 5
 24
 7
 18
 10
 16
 22
 18
dead
 15
 36
 6
 10
 41
 32
 62
 27
 12
 57
 18
 47
 31
 49
 61
 50
Alter’s age in relation to ego’s
 younger than ego
 3
 11
 11
 20
 28
 32
 43
 24
 -
 -
 4
 20
 6
 19
 10
 16
same age
 11
 41
 19
 34
 39
 44
 69
 39
 5
 56
 8
 40
 14
 44
 27
 44
older than ego
 13
 48
 26
 46
 22
 25
 66
 37
 4
 44
 8
 40
 12
 38
 24
 39
Role of alters
 relatives
 28
 67
 45
 73
 63
 48
 136
 58
 15
 71
 18
 47
 29
 44
 62
 50
non-relatives
 14
 33
 17
 27
 67
 52
 98
 42
 6
 29
 20
 53
 37
 56
 63
 50
Type of alter
 individuals
 42
 39
 62
 69
 126
 91
 234
 70
 21
 49
 38
 76
 63
 71
 122
 67
household
 -
 -
 -
 -
 4
 3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 3
 3
 3
 2
print media
 28
 26
 14
 16
 2
 1
 44
 13
 13
 30
 8
 16
 18
 20
 39
 21
books
 23
 21
 8
 9
 2
 1
 33
 10
 12
 28
 6
 12
 15
 17
 33
 18
journals
 4
 4
 3
 3
 -
 -
 7
 2
 1
 2
 1
 2
 2
 2
 4
 2
magazines
 1
 1
 3
 3
 -
 -
 4
 1
 -
 -
 1
 2
 1
 1
 2
 1
audiovisual
 19
 18
 11
 12
 4
 3
 34
 10
 2
 5
 1
 2
 1
 1
 4
 2
internet
 7
 7
 4
 4
 -
 -
 11
 3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 1
 1
 1
TV
 12
 11
 5
 6
 3
 2
 20
 6
 2
 5
 1
 2
 -
 -
 3
 2
radio/podcast
 -
 -
 2
 2
 1
 1
 3
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
organisations/institutions
 18
 17
 3
 3
 2
 1
 23
 7
 7
 16
 3
 6
 4
 4
 14
 8
educational institutions
 6
 6
 1
 1
 2
 1
 9
 3
 3
 7
 -
 -
 3
 3
 6
 3
hotels, restaurants
 12
 11
 2
 2
 -
 -
 14
 4
 3
 7
 -
 -
 -
 -
 3
 2
ritual meeting
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 1
 1
 1
individuals
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1
 2
 3
 6
 -
 -
 4
 2
clubs
  Total 107 100 90 100 138 100 335 100 43 100 50 100 89 100 182 100