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Table 1 Perceptions of what makes a person healthy

From: Making the links: do we connect climate change with health? A qualitative case study from Canada

Definition of Health

Number of participants (% of the total)

Mentions (% of the total)

Physical

22 (100)

49 (45)

  Exercise

14 (64)

19 (18)

  Food and Diet

12 (54)

21 (19)

Disease/Illness/Sickness

6 (27)

6 (6)

  Genetics

2 (9)

3 (3)

Mental Health

13 (59)

23 (21)

  Stress

5 (23)

7 (6)

Social Factors

6 (27)

8 (7)

Environment

5 (23)

10 (9)

Spirituality/Religion

2 (9)

2 (2)

Other

7 (32)

9 (8)

Total

* 22

108 (100)

  1. * This is not equal to the sum of the numbers in the column due to multiple responses.