Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participating university students from Spain, Puerto Rico, and Ecuador in 2020 (n = 2318).
| Total | Spain | Puerto Rico | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1624 (70.03) | 889 (76.57) | 178 (73.86) | 557 (60.74) |
| Male | 685 (29.54) | 266 (22.91) | 61 (25.31) | 358 (39.04) |
| Diverse | 10 (0.43) | 6 (0.52) | 2 (0.43) | 2 (0.22) |
| Age | ||||
| Under 22 years old | 1452 (62.64) | 700 (60.29) | 136 (56.43) | 617 (67.28) |
| Older than or equal to 22 years old | 866 (37.36) | 461 (39.71) | 105 (43.57) | 300 (32.72) |
| Study area | ||||
| Engineering sciences and technologies | 233 (10.05) | 142 (12.23) | 45 (18.67) | 46 (5.02) |
| Life sciences and health | 1418 (61.15) | 515 (44.36) | 117 (48.55) | 786 (85.71) |
| Basic Science | 82 (3.54) | 44 (3.79) | 19 (7.88) | 19 (2.07) |
| Social sciences and humanities | 526 (22.68) | 402 (34.63) | 59 (24.48) | 65 (7.09) |
| Another | 60 (2.59) | 58 (5) | 1 (0.41) | 1 (0.11) |
| Level of education | ||||
| Undergraduate | 2054 (88.57) | 1042 (89.75) | 144 (59.75) | 868 (94.66) |
| Master | 178 (7.68) | 86 (7.41) | 68 (28.22) | 24 (2.62) |
| Other (e.g., Ph.D.) | 87 (3.75) | 33 (2.84) | 29 (12.03) | 25 (2.73) |
| Subjective social status (10 steps) | ||||
| 1 | 3 (0.13) | 1 (0.09) | 1 (0.41) | 1 (0.11) |
| 2 | 22 (0.95) | 8 (0.69) | 4 (1.66) | 10 (1.09) |
| 3 | 111 (4.79) | 40 (3.45) | 20 (8.3) | 51 (5.56) |
| 4 | 200 (8.62) | 86 (7.41) | 28 (11.62) | 86 (9.38) |
| 5 | 471 (20.31) | 167 (14.38) | 60 (24.9) | 244 (26.61) |
| 6 | 539 (23.24) | 283 (24.38) | 60 (24.9) | 196 (21.37) |
| 7 | 617 (26.61) | 375 (32.3) | 39 (16.18) | 203 (22.14) |
| 8 | 304 (13.11) | 171 (14.73) | 20 (8.3) | 113 (12.32) |
| 9 | 34 (1.47) | 21 (1.81) | 6 (2.49) | 7 (0.76) |
| 10 | 18 (0.78) | 9 (0.78) | 3 (1.24) | 6 (0.65) |
| Chronic condition | ||||
| No | 1856 (80.03) | 923 (79.5) | 182 (75.52) | 751 (81.9) |
| Yes | 463 (19.97) | 238 (20.5) | 59 (24.48) | 166 (18.1) |