Table 5.
Size of personal networks and ties in food and medicinal plant knowledge in all areas of investigation
| Country | Australia (n = 13) | Brazil (n = 8) | Peru (n = 9) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Food |
|
Med |
Min |
Max |
SD |
Med |
Min |
Max |
SD |
Med |
Min |
Max |
SD |
| Size of personal network* (degree ego) |
8 |
4 |
17 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
33 |
9 |
15 |
4 |
28 |
9 |
|
| Ties in personal networks |
9 |
4 |
19 |
4 |
79 |
10 |
472 |
159 |
72 |
6 |
168 |
53 |
|
| Size of personal network of individual alters* |
3 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
27 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
25 |
8 |
|
| Ties in personal networks of individuals |
4 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
52 |
6 |
319 |
108 |
71 |
4 |
168 |
53 |
|
| Medicinal plants | Size of personal network* (degree ego) |
4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
20 |
5 |
| Ties in personal networks |
5 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
19 |
10 |
29 |
7 |
35 |
5 |
78 |
24 |
|
| Size of personal network of individual alters* |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
|
| Ties in personal networks of individuals | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 66 | 21 | |
Coding: Med = median; Min = minimum; Max = maximum; SD = standard deviation; * = Ego excluded.