Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
| 18 to 30 | 13 | 8 | 61.9% | 38.1% | 21 | 100.0% |
| 31 to 45 | 22 | 21 | 51.2% | 48.8% | 43 | 100.0% |
| over 46 | 31 | 10 | 75.6% | 24.4% | 41 | 100.0% |
| Total | 66 | 39 | 62.9% | 37.1% | 105 | 100.0% |
| Education level completed | ||||||
| Primary and secondary | 16 | 7 | 69.6% | 30.4% | 23 | 100.0% |
| VT | 21 | 4 | 84.0% | 16.0% | 25 | 100.0% |
| Upper | 28 | 27 | 50.9% | 49.1% | 55 | 100.0% |
| Total | 65 | 38 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 103 | 100.0% |
| No. of extreme sports * | ||||||
| 1 to 2 | 26 | 16 | 61.9% | 38.1% | 42 | 100.0% |
| 3 to 4 | 27 | 16 | 62.8% | 37.2% | 43 | 100.0% |
| 5+ | 13 | 7 | 65.0% | 35.0% | 20 | 100.0% |
| Total | 66 | 39 | 62.9% | 37.1% | 105 | 100.0% |
| Years: speleology | ||||||
| Less than 10 | 13 | 15 | 46.4% | 53.6% | 28 | 100.0% |
| 11 to 20 | 16 | 9 | 64.0% | 36.0% | 25 | 100.0% |
| 21 to 30 | 19 | 5 | 79.2% | 20.8% | 24 | 100.0% |
| 31+ | 18 | 6 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 24 | 100.0% |
| Total | 66 | 35 | 65.3% | 34.7% | 101 | 100.0% |
* Extreme sports: canyoning; hiking; cave diving; snowboarding; rock climbing or climbing artificial rock walls; ski walking or snowshoeing; alpinism; canoeing/kayaking; recreational diving; BASE jumping; others.