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. 2023 Jun 23;26:e230031. doi: 10.1590/1980-549720230031

Table 2. Sociodemographic characteristics of families, mothers and children included in the survey in all capitals and the Federal District, 2020–2021.

Variable Stratum A Stratum B Stratum C Stratum D Total
N. families included 6,695 7,724 8,280 8,329 31,028
Characteristics of families
Level of family consumption (ABEP) – % families
High 20.7 10.0 3.3 0.5 4.5
Medium 51.6 41.9 33.5 8.8 22.6
Low 17.1 30.4 34.8 38.8 34.5
Very low 10.7 17.7 28.5 52.0 38.5
Household crowding (%) 3.7 5.5 8.6 14.8 11.2
Bolsa Família Program (%) 7.3 12.5 19.3 34.4 25.6
Monthly family income (%)
Up to R$ 1,000 5.4 10.8 18.5 37.3 26.7
R$ 1,001 to R$ 3,000 10.9 20.2 31.3 41.6 33.5
R$ 3,001 to R$ 8,000 23.3 25.1 23.2 9.7 15.8
Above R$ 8,000 37.3 20.1 10.3 1.2 9.5
Grandmother living in household (%) 23.3 23.0 27.6 30.6 28.2
Mother's characteristics
Schooling (%)
0 to 8 years 1.6 4.0 5.5 11.6 8.3
9 to 12 years 4.0 7.0 10.2 21.8 15.7
13 to 15 years 22.1 26.8 39.5 48.2 40.9
16 years and more 70.3 59.8 41.8 15.4 32.3
Age group
<20 years 0.9 1.4 1.7 3.2 2.4
20 to 34 years 38.2 40.8 52.9 62.0 54.9
35 years and more 60.6 57.3 45.2 34.4 42.3
Race/color (%)
White 58.3 57.5 51.3 36.5 44.5
Brown 32.0 30.8 36.7 42.7 38.8
Black 6.9 7.0 7.9 16.9 12.7
Yellow 1.2 2.5 1.2 1.3 1.4
Indigenous 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Paid work (%) 70.8 63.1 57.0 46.3 53.3
With partner (%) 87.1 82.4 75.8 69.3 74.2
Number of live children (mean) 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.1
Characteristics of children
Sex
Male 48.5 47.9 51.3 51.8 50.8
Female 51.5 52.1 48.7 48.3 49.2
Birth order
First-born 51.9 54.9 52.4 43.7 47.7
Second-born 36.1 30.4 32.1 29.6 30.9
Third-born 8.4 10.2 10.6 15.1 12.8
Fourth-born or more 3.4 4.4 4.8 11.4 8.3
Race/color
White 69.1 63.4 59.9 44.9 52.9
Brown 26.9 30.8 34.4 43.0 37.9
Black 2.6 4.5 4.6 11.1 8.0
Yellow 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9
Indigenous 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
Child in daycare 57.7 53.5 48.3 48.0 49.8

ABEP: Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa.