Table 1.
Characteristics of the households with students in public schools of Salvador-BA (2007)
| Variable | n | % |
| Gender of the household reference member* (a) | ||
| Male | 580 | 52.7 |
| Female | 520 | 47.3 |
| Education of the household reference member* (b) | ||
| College or university level | 300 | 28.7 |
| 5th to 8th grade | 360 | 35.1 |
| ≤4th grade | 378 | 36.2 |
| Skin colour of the household reference member* (c) | ||
| White | 67 | 7.0 |
| Black | 275 | 28.7 |
| Mixed and other | 615 | 64.3 |
| Per-capita monthly income* (d) | ||
| >¼ MW | 647 | 59.0 |
| ≤¼ MW | 449 | 41.0 |
| Number of residents in the household (e) | ||
| ≤4 | 516 | 46.9 |
| 5-6 | 381 | 34.6 |
| ≥7 | 203 | 18.5 |
| Number of residents below 15 years of age* (f) | ||
| <4 | 888 | 81.4 |
| ≥4 | 203 | 18.6 |
| Number of residents per bedroom | ||
| <3 | 714 | 64.9 |
| ≥3 | 387 | 35.1 |
| Indicator of housing conditions* (g) | ||
| Suitable | 647 | 58.8 |
| Inappropriate | 453 | 41.2 |
*Missing data: a=1, b=57, c=144, d=342, f=10, g=1; MW=Minimum wage (US$ 191,73)