Table 2. Demographic Characteristics of Final Sample, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007–2008.
| Sao Paulo | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| N (%*) | N (%*) | P value† | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1096 (41.9) | 524 (43.4) | 0.464 |
| Female | 1440 (58.1) | 684 (56.6) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 15–29 | 851 (31.3) | 321 (26.3) | <0.001 |
| 30–44 | 873 (32.3) | 633 (51.9) | |
| 45–59 | 545 (24.3) | 320 (26.6) | |
| 60–75 | 267 (12.0) | 202 (17.8) | |
| Mean (SD) | 39.5 (15.1) | 42.4 (16.1) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 717 (28.3) | 375 (31.4) | 0.089 |
| Married/cohabiting | 1467 (56.8) | 633 (51.9) | |
| Separated/divorced | 228 (9.0) | 129 (10.7) | |
| Widowed | 124 (5.8) | 71 (6.0) | |
| Education (years of school) ‡ | |||
| 0–4 | 588 (20.0) | 173 (14.6) | <0.001 |
| 5–8 | 706 (25.5) | 284 (23.1) | |
| 9–12 | 954 (38.9) | 505 (41.1) | |
| 13 or more | 287 (15.6) | 246 (21.2) | |
| Mean (SD) | 8.3 (4.2) | 9.8 (4.4) | <0.001 |
| Missing values | 1 | ||
| Occupational status | |||
| Currently unemployed | 977 (39.7) | 509 (44.6) | |
| Currently employed | 1559 (60.3) | 699 (56.4) | 0.055 |
| Migration history | |||
| Being born in the study site | 1150 (49.9) | 831 (31.3) | |
| Being a migrant | 1385 (50.1) | 377 (31.7) | <0.001 |
| Missing values | 1 |
*
Estimates presented are weighted.
†
p-value based on Chi-Square test.
‡
Education = number of completed school years.