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. 2021 Dec 14;7(12):e08596. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08596

Table 1.

Demographic profiles of the samples.

Criterion Description Frequency Percentage
Generation Baby boomers 227 7,1%
Generation X 1250 39,3%
Generation Y 1706 53,6%
Generation Z 0 0,0%
Gender Feminine 2348 73,8%
Masculine 829 26,0%
Not stated 6 0,2%
Years of Experience From 1 to 5 years 975 30,6%
From 6 to 11 years 799 25,1%
From 12 to 17 years 522 16,4%
From 18 to 23 years 408 12,8%
From 24 to 29 years 312 9,8%
More than 30 years 139 4,4%
Not stated 28 0,9%
Level of Education Other (specify) 3 0,1%
High-School 72 2,3%
Technical College 97 3,0%
University undergrad 161 5,1%
Master 1953 61,4%
Ph.D. 890 28,0%
Not stated 7 0,2%
Type of institution Public 1993 62,6%
Private 829 26,0%
Fiscomisional (Both state and public funded) 296 9,3%
Municipal 42 1,3%
Not stated 23 0,7%
Public 1993 62,6%
Type of educational institution based on its geographical location Urban 2439 76,6%
Rural 723 22,7%
Not stated 21 0,7%
Education levels where one teaches/works Pre-school 376 11,8%
Elementary 1648 51,8%
High-school 1093 34,3%
Not stated 66 2,1%
Coast or Coastal Region 1454 45,7%
Highlands or Inter-Andean Region 1563 49,1%
Geographic Region The Oriente or Amazonian Region 157 4,9%
The Galapagos or Insular Region 4 0,1%
Not stated 5 0,2%