Table 1.
Distribution of demographic characteristics of Brazilian adults, according to household composition. Brazilian National Dietary Survey, Brazil, 2008–2009
| Total | Adults living alone or with other adults (n 2066) |
Adults living with children (n 2249) |
Adults living with adolescents (n 1997) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | % | n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI |
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Male | 2783 | 47·9 | 1004 | 53·8 | 51·6, 56·0 | 939 | 44·5 | 43·3, 45·7 | 840 | 44·7 | 42·7, 46·7 |
| Female | 3529 | 52·1 | 1062 | 46·2 | 44·0, 48·5 | 1310 | 55·5 | 54·3, 56·7 | 1157 | 55·3 | 53·3, 57·3 |
| Monthly per capita household income | |||||||||||
| 1st tertile | 2204 | 32·5 | 321 | 12·7 | 10·0, 15·4 | 1066 | 46·9 | 42·7, 51·1 | 817 | 39·6 | 35·1, 44·1 |
| 2nd tertile | 1898 | 29·9 | 632 | 31·2 | 27·1, 35·4 | 673 | 29·6 | 25·8, 33·4 | 593 | 28·8 | 24·8, 32·7 |
| 3rd tertile | 2210 | 37·6 | 1113 | 56·1 | 52·0, 60·2 | 510 | 23·5 | 20·6, 26·4 | 587 | 31·6 | 27·5, 35·7 |
| Age (in years) | |||||||||||
| Mean | 36·6 | 38·1 | 32·2 | 39·8 | |||||||
| 95 % CI | 36·3, 37·1 | 37·3, 38·9 | 31·8, 32·8 | 39·1, 40·4 | |||||||