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. 2023 Feb 16;13(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s13705-023-00384-6

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents

Variable Categories Number (n = 110) %
Region of your college/university Africa 20 18.2
Asia 23 20.9
Europe 33 30.0
North America 19 17.3
South America 10 9.1
Oceania 5 4.5
Gender Male 68 61.8
Female 37 33.6
Other 1 0.9
Prefer not to say 4 3.6
Age 18–32 yrs 15 13.6
33–47 52 47.3
48–62 35 31.8
More than 63 8 7.3
University classification Public 87 79.1
Private 19 17.3
Others (charity, philanthropic, foundation special status) 4 3.6
Highest education level Secondary school or lower 1 0.9
Tertiary education 10 9.1
Postgraduate (e.g. MA/MSc, Ph. D.) 99 90.0
Primary position at the college/university Lecturer/professor 52 47.3
Researcher 17 15.5
Student 12 10.9
Administrative staff 15 13.6
Higher management 11 10.0
Sustainability education 1 0.9
Researcher and lecturer 1 0.9
Professor Emeritus 1 0.9
Main area of knowledge Social sciences 41 37.3
Engineering and technology 25 22.7
Natural sciences 18 16.4
Medical and health sciences 2 1.8
Agricultural sciences 6 5.5
Arts & humanities 5 4.5
Sustainability and environmental studies 13 11.8