Table 2. Ethnic distribution by region for women with at least one live birth. DHS, Brazil, 2006.
Skin color | Region | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern | Northeastern | Southeastern | Southern | Midwestern | Total | |
Black + mixed-race | 786 | 671 | 545 | 305 | 617 | 2,924 |
[79.8] | [72.4] | [54.9] | [29.0] | [60.0] | [59.0] | |
White | 172 | 229 | 380 | 665 | 340 | 1,786 |
[15.9] | [23.3] | [37.6] | [66.9] | [34.2] | [35.3] | |
Others | 43 | 44 | 56 | 37 | 76 | 256 |
[4.4] | [4.3] | [7.4] | [4.1] | [5.9] | [5.7] | |
Total | 1,001 | 944 | 981 | 1,007 | 1,033 | 4,966 |
Abbreviation: DHS, Demographic and Health Survey.
Notes: [ ] % weighted data; p < 0.001 (design-based).