Table 1.
Characteristics of 142 adults in a shantytown in Lima, Peru, 2012
| Characteristic |
Total (N = 142) |
Male (N = 43) |
Female (N = 99) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | p-value | |
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
0.23 |
| 18-25 |
25.9 |
25.7 |
26.0 |
|
| 26-35 |
32.4 |
37.7 |
27.2 |
|
| 36-45 |
22.5 |
14.1 |
30.8 |
|
| 46+ |
19.3 |
22.5 |
16.0 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
0.10 |
| Single |
36.8 |
46.3 |
27.4 |
|
| Married |
18.8 |
22.1 |
15.5 |
|
| Separated |
3.0 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
|
| Widowed |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
|
| Cohabitating |
40.4 |
29.3 |
51.5 |
|
|
Highest level of education attained |
|
|
|
0.81 |
| Less than primary |
14.0 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
|
| Primary |
36.4 |
33.9 |
38.8 |
|
| Secondary |
43.1 |
47.1 |
39.2 |
|
| Technical institute |
5.8 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
|
| University (non-technical) |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
|
|
Weekly household income quartile (soles) |
|
|
|
0.69 |
| <125 |
22.3 |
20.6 |
24.0 |
|
| 125-200 |
31.8 |
26.9 |
36.7 |
|
| 201-300 |
22.7 |
24.7 |
20.8 |
|
| >300 |
23.1 |
27.8 |
18.5 |
|
|
Mean household size (95% CI) |
5.4 (4.8-5.9) |
5.5 (4.7-6.3) |
5.3 (4.7-5.9) |
0.05 |
|
Health insurance
†
|
30.4 |
24.4 |
36.4 |
0.16 |
| Migration from outside Lima-Callao | 42.7 | 49.0 | 36.4 | 0.21 |
† Types of health insurance reported included Essalud, Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS), police or armed forces insurance, and private health insurance.