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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the demographic variables

From: Evaluating the drivers of and obstacles to the willingness to use cognitive enhancement drugs: the influence of drug characteristics, social environment, and personal characteristics

Variable

Total

Percent of this sample

Percent of the population

Gender

   

 ▪ Female

1,753

60.7

53.5

 ▪ Male

1,134

39.3

46.5

Age

   

 ▪ <18

1

0.0

0.0

 ▪ 18-19

37

1.3

4.3

 ▪ 20-21

744

25.8

21.3

 ▪ 22-23

864

29.9

23.8

 ▪ 24-25

646

22.4

20.8

 ▪ 26-27

282

9.8

12.6

 ▪ 28-29

143

5.0

6.9

 ▪ 30-31

68

2.4

3.6

 ▪ 32-33

32

1.1

2.0

 ▪ 34-35

24

0.8

1.2

 ▪ 36-37

7

0.2

0.7

 ▪ 38-39

7

0.2

0.6

 ▪ 40-41

7

0.2

0.5

 ▪ >41

25

0.9

1.5

Field of study

   

 ▪ Sports

92

3.2

3.5

 ▪ Linguistic and cultural studies

943

32.7

25.9

 ▪ Legal, economic, and social sciences

309

10.7

31.6

 ▪ Mathematics and natural sciences

1,135

39.3

23.3

 ▪ Human medicine and health

70

2,4

6.5

 ▪ Agriculture, forestry, and nutritional sciences

85

2.9

1.0

 ▪ Engineering

165

5.7

6.5

 ▪ Arts and science of art

88

3.1

1.8