TABLE 2.

Sample size and population represented by South American countries

	Age group (%)
Country	Sample size	13–14 years	15–16 years	17–18 years	Male	Female
Argentina	39,961	51.37	28.84	19.79	45.90	54.10
Brazil	48,155	57.82	21.65	20.53	46.40	53.60
Bolivia	20,386	32.00	34.66	33.35	50.30	49.70
Colombia	100,059	50.39	31.08	18.53	45.00	55.00
Chile	36,108	37.94	35.08	18.53	49.50	50.50
Ecuador	13,912	41.84	32.87	25.30	46.70	53.30
Paraguay	20,420	36.70	33.40	29.90	44.30	55.70
Peru	60,229	36.57	48.37	15.06	49.30	50.70
Uruguay	8,033	37.74	34.89	27.38	44.80	55.20
TOTAL	311,155	44.38	34.55	21.07	46.91	53.09

Source: UNODC/CICAD, 2006.