Table 2.

Information on the RECs.

Source: Authors

		No	%
Members’ degrees	High school	27	2.4
	Bachelor	42	3.7
	Specialization	110	9.8
	Master’s	312	27.9
	Doctorate	505	45.2
	Post-doctorate	84	7.5
Sex	Male	163	14.6
	Female	955	85.4
Has been a member of another REC	YES	50	4.4
	NO	539	48.2
Community Representative	YES	61	5.5
	NO	508	45.4
	Missing Values	549	49.1
Members by Region	Center-west	107	7.9
	Northeast	463	41.5
	North	91	8.1
	Southeast	209	18.7
	South	248	22.2