Table 3.
Respondent characteristics by class (N = 108).
| Power to the people Percent (n = 41, 38%) |
Show me the data Percent (n = 67, 62%) |
Pclass 1 = class 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.02 | ||
| 18–29 | 9.5% | 14.3% | |
| 30–59 | 77.0% | 58.0% | |
| 60+ | 13.5% | 27.7% | |
| Female gender | 64.9% | 75.6% | 0.81 |
| Race/ethnicity (all that apply) | |||
| White | 86.5% | 78.6% | 0.17 |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 2.7% | 6.8% | 0.21 |
| Other | 5.4% | 6.8% | 0.75 |
| Country of residence: USA | 65.7% | 70.0% | 0.54 |
| Roles relevant to citizen science in past 5 years (all that apply)a | |||
| Project participant | 60.0% | 69.4% | 0.15 |
| Conference or workshop participant | 72.5% | 51.4% | 0.002 |
| Project leader | 52.5% | 56.2% | 0.59 |
| Author of citizen science article/commentary | 61.0% | 47.5% | 0.16 |
| Member of citizen science organization | 56.5% | 45.1% | 0.28 |
| Academic who studies citizen science | 57.5% | 35.4% | 0.001 |
| Conference or workshop organizer | 50.0% | 31.9% | 0.01 |
| Leader of citizen science organization | 19.5% | 23.9% | 0.57 |
| Activities conducted for citizen science projects in past 5 years (all that apply)a | |||
| Collecting data | 67.5% | 52.7% | 0.025 |
| Giving a public presentation | 71.2% | 40.9% | < 0.001 |
| Publicizing project | 56.2% | 42.5% | 0.04 |
| Recruiting participants | 56.2% | 39.2% | 0.01 |
| Analyzing data | 55.0% | 39.2% | 0.02 |
| Designing research plan | 48.8% | 38.2% | 0.11 |
| Training participants | 45.0% | 41.4% | 0.59 |
| Authoring article/commentary | 58.5% | 43.3% | 0.12 |
| Serving as scientific consultant | 28.7% | 18.8% | 0.07 |
| Serving on community advisory board | 18.8% | 14.5% | 0.39 |
| Donating money | 12.5% | 9.7% | 0.49 |
| Donating physical resources | 21.2% | 9.7% | 0.01 |
| Playing online game | 23.8% | 7.5% | < 0.001 |
| Serving as non-scientific consultant | 14.6% | 13.4% | 0.86 |
| Scientific focus of projects (all that apply) | |||
| Non-human animals | 40.0% | 38.2% | 0.78 |
| Natural resources | 55.0% | 29.6% | < 0.001 |
| Plants | 32.5% | 23.7% | 0.13 |
| Human health | 30.0% | 9.1% | < 0.001 |
| Archival | 10.0% | 9.1% | 0.83 |
| Space | 12.5% | 4.8% | 0.03 |
| Human behavior | 10.0% | 4.3% | 0.07 |
| Other | 20.0% | 8.6% | 0.01 |
aSelection of “Other” excluded from analysis.