Table 1. Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of our sample according to residence in urban and rural areas. Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), 2019-2021.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Brazil (%) | Urban areas (%) | Rural areas (%) | p-value * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.791 | |||
| Female | 59.3 | 54.3 | 54.9 | |
| Male | 40.7 | 45.7 | 45.1 | |
| Age bracket (years) | 0.939 | |||
| 50-59 | 30.3 | 47.1 | 47.9 | |
| 60-69 | 34.8 | 29.1 | 29.0 | |
| 70-79 | 23.1 | 16.2 | 15.8 | |
| ≥ 80 | 11.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | |
| Self-reported skin color ** | 0.167 | |||
| White | 46.5 | 47.6 | 40.2 | |
| Other | 53.5 | 52.4 | 59.8 | |
| Marital status | 0.165 | |||
| Married | 53.0 | 59.6 | 65.8 | |
| Single/Widowed/Divorced | 47.0 | 40.4 | 34.2 | |
| Schooling level (years) | < 0.001 | |||
| < 8 | 76.1 | 69.4 | 90.7 | |
| 9-11 | 17.1 | 22.4 | 7.2 | |
| ≥ 12 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 2.1 | |
| Total (n) *** | 9,949 | 8,339 | 1,610 |
* p-value based on Pearson’s chi-squared test with Rao-Scott correction;
** Missing data for n = 76;
*** Number of respondents, ignoring corrections according to sampling parameters.