Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Characteristics | Entire cohort | ESF registered | ||
| N | Proportion (%) | N | Proportion (%) | |
| Individual | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 490 331 | 39.4 | 264 883 | 35.6 |
| Female | 753 601 | 60.6 | 478 863 | 64.4 |
| Race/colour | ||||
| White | 368 037 | 29.6 | 217 573 | 29.3 |
| Black | 217 089 | 17.5 | 131 156 | 17.6 |
| Pardo (mixed) | 630 787 | 50.7 | 379 861 | 51.1 |
| Other | 28 019 | 2.3 | 15 156 | 2.0 |
| Education level | ||||
| None/preschool/literacy class | 103 797 | 8.3 | 55 341 | 7.4 |
| Elementary | 759 412 | 61.1 | 457 203 | 61.5 |
| High school or higher education | 380 723 | 30.6 | 231 202 | 31.1 |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 15–19 | 218 258 | 17.6 | 131 709 | 17.7 |
| 20–22 | 118 964 | 9.6 | 68 964 | 9.3 |
| 23–24 | 70 921 | 5.7 | 40 074 | 5.4 |
| 25–29 | 135 023 | 10.9 | 77 041 | 10.4 |
| 30–34 | 113 225 | 9.1 | 67 970 | 9.1 |
| 35–39 | 115 473 | 9.3 | 70 191 | 9.4 |
| 40–44 | 106 051 | 8.5 | 64 690 | 8.7 |
| 45–49 | 92 834 | 7.5 | 56 895 | 7.7 |
| 50–59 | 143 465 | 11.5 | 89 167 | 12.0 |
| 60–69 | 82 633 | 6.6 | 51 668 | 7.0 |
| 70+ | 47 085 | 3.8 | 25 377 | 3.4 |
| Disability | ||||
| No | 1 196 694 | 96.2 | 713 398 | 95.9 |
| Yes | 47 238 | 3.8 | 30 348 | 4.1 |
| Unemployed | ||||
| No | 917 158 | 73.7 | 533 677 | 71.8 |
| Yes | 326 774 | 26.3 | 210 069 | 28.2 |
| Household | ||||
| Deciles of income | ||||
| Q1 (poorest) | 119 034 | 9.6 | 63 341 | 8.5 |
| Q2 | 110 703 | 8.9 | 67 373 | 9.1 |
| Q3 | 114 473 | 9.2 | 70 686 | 9.5 |
| Q4 | 117 367 | 9.4 | 71 607 | 9.6 |
| Q5 | 122 216 | 9.8 | 74 144 | 10.0 |
| Q6 | 121 919 | 9.8 | 73 753 | 9.9 |
| Q7 | 123 778 | 10.0 | 75 807 | 10.2 |
| Q8 | 127 685 | 10.3 | 78 796 | 10.6 |
| Q9 | 133 704 | 10.8 | 80 641 | 10.8 |
| Q10 (richest) | 153 053 | 12.3 | 87 598 | 11.8 |
| Bolsa Família-claiming family | ||||
| No | 415 885 | 33.4 | 222 494 | 29.9 |
| Yes | 828 047 | 66.6 | 521 252 | 70.1 |
| Family members per bedroom | ||||
| 2 or fewer | 498 746 | 40.1 | 305 150 | 41.0 |
| More than 2, 3 or fewer | 312 434 | 25.1 | 189 599 | 25.5 |
| More than 3, 4 or fewer | 223 231 | 18.0 | 131 366 | 17.7 |
| More than 4 | 209 521 | 16.8 | 117 631 | 15.8 |
| Household flooring material | ||||
| Soil | 297 176 | 23.9 | 151 942 | 20.4 |
| Cement | 228 487 | 18.4 | 145 036 | 19.5 |
| Repurposed wood | 23 817 | 1.9 | 13 377 | 1.8 |
| Ceramics/tiles | 672 504 | 54.1 | 421 054 | 56.6 |
| Other | 21 948 | 1.8 | 12 337 | 1.7 |
| Piped water access | ||||
| No | 34 746 | 2.8 | 17 940 | 2.4 |
| Yes | 1 209 186 | 97.2 | 725 806 | 97.6 |
| Formal employment in the family | ||||
| No | 976 946 | 78.5 | 579 277 | 77.9 |
| Yes | 266 986 | 21.5 | 164 469 | 22.1 |
| Quintiles of per capita expenditure on medicines | ||||
| Q1 (least) | 995 779 | 80.1 | 590 793 | 79.4 |
| Q2 | 90 943 | 7.3 | 58 729 | 7.9 |
| Q3 | 65 390 | 5.3 | 40 106 | 5.4 |
| Q4 | 47 528 | 3.8 | 28 879 | 3.9 |
| Q5 (most) | 44 292 | 3.6 | 25 239 | 3.4 |
| Quintiles of per capita expenditure on food | ||||
| Q1 (least) | 273 322 | 22.0 | 148 553 | 20.0 |
| Q2 | 240 222 | 19.3 | 148 933 | 20.0 |
| Q3 | 250 127 | 20.1 | 153 508 | 20.6 |
| Q4 | 247 494 | 19.9 | 150 499 | 20.2 |
| Q5 (most) | 232 767 | 18.7 | 142 253 | 19.1 |
| Total individuals | 1 243 932 | 100 | 743 746 | 100 |
ESF, Estratégia Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy).