Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics...

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of CONVERGE social vulnerability and disasters training module trainees

Variable	N (%)
Gender identity
Female	632 (58.0%)
Male	452 (39.0%)
Other	32 (2.9%)
Race and ethnicity
White	565 (51.9%)
Black	109 (10.0%)
Asian	107 (9.8%)
Hispanic	74 (6.8%)
Some other race or ethnicity¹	99 (9.1%)
More than one race	68 (6.2%)
Prefer not to answer	72 (6.6%)
Age range
16–25	620 (56.9%)
26–35	202 (18.5%)
36–45	89 (8.2%)
46–55	45 (4.1%)
56–65	19 (1.7%)
66+	2 (0.2%)
No answer	112 (10.3%)
Mean age (standard deviation)	26.3 (61.7)
Geographical location by country
United States and US Territories	884 (81.2%)
Canada	124 (11.4%)
Turkey	40 (3.7%)
Nepal	6 (0.6%)
United Kingdom	5 (0.5%)
India	4 (0.4%)
Mozambique	4 (0.4%)
New Zealand	3 (0.3%)
Australia	2 (0.2%)
Barbados	2 (0.2%)
Chile	2 (0.2%)
Austria	1 (0.1%)
Bangladesh	1 (0.1%)
France	1 (0.1%)
Ireland	1 (0.1%)
Japan	1 (0.1%)
Pakistan	1 (0.1%)
Philippines	1 (0.1%)
Romania	1 (0.1%)
Syria	1 (0.1%)
Highest degree completed
High School/GED	474 (43.5%)
Associate	140 (12.9%)
Bachelor's	248 (22.8%)
Master's	126 (11.6%)
Doctorate	81 (7.4%)
Prefer not to answer	20 (1.8%)
Student status
Yes	941 (86.4%)
No	148 (13.6%)
Researcher category
Core	116 (10.7%)
Emerging	803 (73.7%)
Situational	80 (7.3%)
Periodic	90 (8.3%)
Organizational affiliation
Academic institution	811 (74.5%)
Federal, state, or local government	105 (9.6%)
Other²	173 (15.9%)
Mean time in hazards and disaster research or practice	2.18 years
Total number of trainees	1,089 (100%)

Variable	N (%)
Gender identity
Female	632 (58.0%)
Male	452 (39.0%)
Other	32 (2.9%)
Race and ethnicity
White	565 (51.9%)
Black	109 (10.0%)
Asian	107 (9.8%)
Hispanic	74 (6.8%)
Some other race or ethnicity¹	99 (9.1%)
More than one race	68 (6.2%)
Prefer not to answer	72 (6.6%)
Age range
16–25	620 (56.9%)
26–35	202 (18.5%)
36–45	89 (8.2%)
46–55	45 (4.1%)
56–65	19 (1.7%)
66+	2 (0.2%)
No answer	112 (10.3%)
Mean age (standard deviation)	26.3 (61.7)
Geographical location by country
United States and US Territories	884 (81.2%)
Canada	124 (11.4%)
Turkey	40 (3.7%)
Nepal	6 (0.6%)
United Kingdom	5 (0.5%)
India	4 (0.4%)
Mozambique	4 (0.4%)
New Zealand	3 (0.3%)
Australia	2 (0.2%)
Barbados	2 (0.2%)
Chile	2 (0.2%)
Austria	1 (0.1%)
Bangladesh	1 (0.1%)
France	1 (0.1%)
Ireland	1 (0.1%)
Japan	1 (0.1%)
Pakistan	1 (0.1%)
Philippines	1 (0.1%)
Romania	1 (0.1%)
Syria	1 (0.1%)
Highest degree completed
High School/GED	474 (43.5%)
Associate	140 (12.9%)
Bachelor's	248 (22.8%)
Master's	126 (11.6%)
Doctorate	81 (7.4%)
Prefer not to answer	20 (1.8%)
Student status
Yes	941 (86.4%)
No	148 (13.6%)
Researcher category
Core	116 (10.7%)
Emerging	803 (73.7%)
Situational	80 (7.3%)
Periodic	90 (8.3%)
Organizational affiliation
Academic institution	811 (74.5%)
Federal, state, or local government	105 (9.6%)
Other²	173 (15.9%)
Mean time in hazards and disaster research or practice	2.18 years
Total number of trainees	1,089 (100%)

Note(s): ¹ “Some Other Race or Ethnicity” consists of respondents who indicated their race or ethnicity as Indigenous, Arab, Native Hawaiian, or prefer to self-describe

² Due to small sample sizes, respondents who indicated they had an affiliation other than government or academia—including those in the private sector, a nonprofit, or other institution, as well as those who are retired or unemployed—were condensed into “Other”

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