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.