Domain | Food | Medicinal plants | |||||||||||||||
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Areas of research | Australia | Brazil | Peru | Sum | Australia | Brazil | Peru | Sum | |||||||||
(n = 13) | (n = 8) | (n = 9) | (n = 30) | (n = 11) | (n = 7) | (n = 8) | (n = 26) | ||||||||||
Number/percentage (n/%) | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Alter’s sex | Male | 13 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 35 | 67 | 29 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 46 | 35 | 56 | 52 | 43 |
Female | 29 | 69 | 54 | 87 | 82 | 65 | 167 | 71 | 17 | 81 | 25 | 89 | 28 | 44 | 70 | 57 | |
Alter’s age | <20 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
20-29 | - | - | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
30-49 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 43 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 12 | |
50-69 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 43 | 33 | 77 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 17 | |
= > 70 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 18 | |
dead | 15 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 62 | 27 | 12 | 57 | 18 | 47 | 31 | 49 | 61 | 50 | |
Alter’s age in relation to ego’s | younger than ego | 3 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 24 | - | - | 4 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 16 |
same age | 11 | 41 | 19 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 69 | 39 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 40 | 14 | 44 | 27 | 44 | |
older than ego | 13 | 48 | 26 | 46 | 22 | 25 | 66 | 37 | 4 | 44 | 8 | 40 | 12 | 38 | 24 | 39 | |
Role of alters | relatives | 28 | 67 | 45 | 73 | 63 | 48 | 136 | 58 | 15 | 71 | 18 | 47 | 29 | 44 | 62 | 50 |
non-relatives | 14 | 33 | 17 | 27 | 67 | 52 | 98 | 42 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 53 | 37 | 56 | 63 | 50 | |
Type of alter | individuals | 42 | 39 | 62 | 69 | 126 | 91 | 234 | 70 | 21 | 49 | 38 | 76 | 63 | 71 | 122 | 67 |
household | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
print media | 28 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 39 | 21 | |
books | 23 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 18 | |
journals | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
magazines | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
audiovisual | 19 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
internet | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
TV | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 2 | |
radio/podcast | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
organisations/institutions | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | |
educational institutions | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
hotels, restaurants | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | |
ritual meeting | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
individuals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 4 | 2 | |
clubs | |||||||||||||||||
 | Total | 107 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 138 | 100 | 335 | 100 | 43 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 89 | 100 | 182 | 100 |