Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of waste collectors in four recyclable materials cooperatives in metropolitan São Paulo, 2016

Variables	A	B	C	D	Total
Sex
Female	33 (70)	41 (65)	32 (45)	48 (70)	154 (62)
Male	14 (30)	22 (35)	39 (55)	21 (30)	96 (38)
Age (years)
19-29	1 (2)	10 (16)	9 (13)	16 (23)	36 (14)
30-40	6 (13)	13 (21)	19 (27)	15 (22)	53 (21)
41-59	33 (70)	35 (55)	32 (45)	34 (49)	134 (54)
≥ 60	7 (15)	5 (8)	11 (15)	4 (6)	27 (11)
Race
White	18 (38)	21 (33)	23 (32)	22 (32)	84 (34)
Black/mixed	29 (62)	42 (67)	48 (68)	47 (68)	166 (66)
Region of origin
Southeast or South	23 (49)	35 (56)	36 (51)	35 (51)	129 (52)
Northeast, North, or Midwest	24 (51)	28 (44)	35 (49)	34 (49)	121 (48)
Education
None	3 (6)	4 (6)	7 (10)	7 (10)	21 (8)
1st-4th grade	22 (47)	22 (35)	20 (28)	23 (33)	87 (35)
5th-8th grade	9 (19)	27 (43)	28 (39)	20 (29)	84 (34)
High school or college	13 (28)	10 (16)	16 (23)	19 (28)	58 (23)
Total	47	63	71	69	250 (100)