Table 1.
Demographics of All Donors with Allogeneic, Whole Blood Donation and Deferrals in Sao Paulo (Aug-Nov 2008)
| Total Sample (N = 33940) | Survey Sample (N = 6119) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamphlet | No Pamphlet | P-Value | Pamphlet | No Pamphlet | P-Value | |
| Gender | 0.083 | 0.746 | ||||
| Male | 9547 (56.6%) | 9826 (57.5%) | 1898 (59.0%) | 1724 (59.4%) | ||
| Female | 7317 (43.4%) | 7250 (42.5%) | 1319 (41.0%) | 1178 (40.6%) | ||
| Age in years | 0.024 | 0.054 | ||||
| < 25 | 4128 (24.5%) | 3964 (23.2%) | 886 (27.5%) | 740 (25.5%) | ||
| 25-35 | 6031 (35.8%) | 6082 (35.6%) | 1080 (33.6%) | 1036 (35.7%) | ||
| 35-45 | 3762 (22.3%) | 4011 (23.5%) | 719 (22.3%) | 652 (22.3%) | ||
| 45-55 | 2187 (13.0%) | 2280 (13.4%) | 388 (12.1%) | 374 (13.0%) | ||
| 55-65 | 756 (4.5%) | 738 (4.3%) | 144 (4.5%) | 100 (3.5%) | ||
| Missing or unknown | 1 (.00%) | --- | --- | --- | ||
| Education | 0.121 | 0.368 | ||||
| Less than 8 yrs of formal education |
1850 (11.0%) | 1956 (11.5%) | 330 (10.2%) | 288 (9.9%) | ||
| Complete 8 yrs of formal education |
1934 (11.5%) | 2009 (11.8%) | 385 (12.0%) | 314 (10.8%) | ||
| Complete 11 yrs of formal education |
8517 (50.5%) | 8553 (50.1%) | 1811 (56.3%) | 1638 (56.5%) | ||
| Complete university | 3014 (17.8%) | 2911 (17.0%) | 691 (21.5%) | 662 (22.8%) | ||
| Missing or unknown | 1549 (9.2%) | 1647 (9.6%) | ||||
| Donation Type | p<.01 | |||||
| Replacement | 2388 (14.2%) | 2993 (17.5%) | ||||
| Community | 11449 (67.9%) | 10922 (64%) | ||||
| Missing or unknown | 3027 (17.9%) | 3161 (18.5%) | ||||
| Donor Type | p <.01 | |||||
| First Time | 4491 (26.6%) | 4790 (28.1%) | ||||
| Repeat | 9346 (55.4%) | 9125 (53.4%) | ||||
| Missing or unknown | 3027 (17.9%) | 3161 (18.5%) | ||||