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. 2013 Jan 19;13:52. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-52

Table 4.

Distribution of indigenous women from 14 to 49 years by age group and schooling, by region, First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition, Brazil, 2008-2009

Characteristics
All regions
Region
studied   North Central-West Northeast South/Southeast
Age group
n = 6692
n = 2564
n = 1295
n = 1769
n = 1064
14 to 19 years
25.2%
26.1%
25.2%
22.9%
26.3%
CI:23.9-26.5
CI:24.0-28.3
CI:22.9-27.7
CI:20.2-25.9
CI:23.6-29.2
20 to 29 years
38.4%
36.7%
39.9%
39.5%
37.7%
CI:36.8-40.1
CI:34.4-39.0
CI:36.0-43.9
CI:36.0-43.0
CI:34.1-41.4
30 to 39 years
24.1%
25.5%
23.7%
25.2%
22.6%
CI:23.0-25.3
CI:23.6-27.5
CI:20.8-26.9
CI:23.2-27.3
CI:20.5-25.0
40 to 49 years
12.3%
11.7%
11.2%
12.4%
13.4%
CI:11.3-13.3
CI:10.3-13.2
CI:9.9-12.7
CI:9.9-15.5
CI:11.5-15.4
Schooling
n = 6643
n = 2523
n = 1294
n = 1766
n = 1060
None
15.2%
16.5%
21.9%
8.2%
14.6%
CI:12.1-18.8
CI:11.5-23.2
CI:14.8-31.1
CI:4.8-13.8
CI:.9.0-22.9
1-4 years
38.0%
43.8%
39.0%
36.4%
34.4%
CI:35.1-40.9
CI:39.0-48.7
CI:33.4-45.0
CI:28.9-44.7
CI:29.6-39.5
5-9 years
28.3%
27.1%
27.8%
25.6%
31.7%
CI:25.8-30.9
CI:23.0-31.7
CI:21.7-34.8
CI:21.0-31.0
CI:26.6-37.2
10 years or +
18.6
12.6
11.3
29.7
19.3
  CI:15.0-22.9 CI:9.0-17.3 CI:6.4-19.0 CI:21.8-39.1 CI:12.9-27.9

CI: 95% confidence interval.