Table 3 Sample statistical characteristics and balance test results.

From: Bridging the knowledge-action divide: environmental awareness and low-carbon behaviors of Chinese university students

Category

Option

Sample size (n = 2646)

Number

Proportion

Gender

Male

1402

53.00%

Female

1244

43.70%

Age

23 years old or under

798

30.20%

24–28 years old

1230

46.50%

29–32 years old

476

18.00%

Over 33 years old

142

5.40%

Academic inclination

Humanities and Social Sciences

1172

44.32%

Natural Sciences

1474

55.68%

Academic stage

Undergraduate

1798

67.95%

Master’s Degree

650

24.57%

Doctoral Degree

218

8.24%