. 2013 Dec;47(6):1039–1047. doi: 10.1590/S0034-8910.2013047004688

Table 1.

Description of the sample according to receiving the benefit and to socioeconomic. household. oral health and dental service use factors. Relative (n) and absolute (%) frequencies. Pelotas, RS, Southern Brazil, 2010. (N = 1,107)

Independent variable		Bolsa Família		Total
Independent variable		n	%
Sex
	Male	122	23.1	529
	Female	141	24.4	578
Age (years)^a
	8	34	19.8	172
	9	61	21.5	284
	10	59	22.5	262
	11	64	26.7	240
	12	45	30.2	149
Household income (quartiles)^a
	0 to 510.00 BRL^a	116	46.4	250
	511.00 to 740.00 BRL	79	37.1	213
	744.00 to 1.200.00 BRL	36	14.7	245
	> 1,200.00 BRL	2	0.8	238
Maternal schooling (years)^a
	12 or more	2	1.5	136
	9 to 11	48	14.3	335
	5 to 8	156	21.3	225
	≥ 4		40.5	385
Family structure^b
	Nuclear	147	21.6	680
	Non-nuclear	116	27.3	425
Dental plaque index (terciles)^a
	First (0 to 2)	82	20.5	400
	Second (3 to 5)	77	22.3	346
	Third (6 to 20)	104	28.8	361
DMFT^a
	0	153	20.7	741
	≥ 1	109	29.9	365
Use of dental services during life^b
	Yes	164	19.6	839
	No	96	36.9	260
Use of dental services in last year^b
	Yes	92	16.4	561
	No	72	26.1	276

BRL: Reais (R$) Brazilian currency at the time of research

p value < 0.001 Chi-square test for linear trend.

p value < 0.001 Chi-square test.