Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of study participants by gender
|
Variables |
Total (n = 1,720) |
Male (n = 761) |
Female (n = 959) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual level (n = 1,720) | %/ mean | %/ mean | %/ mean |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Male |
44.5 |
|
|
| Female |
55.5 |
|
|
| Race/Skin color |
|
|
|
| White |
89.9 |
88.5 |
91.0 |
| Brown |
5.7 |
7.5 |
4.2 |
| Black |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
| Age (years) |
38.1 |
37.2 |
38.1 |
| Age bands (years) |
|
|
|
| 20 - 29 |
32.7 |
34.8 |
31.0 |
| 30 - 39 |
22.9 |
22.8 |
22.9 |
| 40 - 49 |
25.0 |
23.7 |
26.0 |
| 50 - 59 |
19.4 |
18.6 |
20.1 |
| Length neighborhood residence time (years) |
13.4 |
13.0 |
13.7 |
| Tertiles of neighborhood residence time |
|
|
|
| 0 - 5 yrs |
37.4 |
39.3 |
36.0 |
| 5.01 - 16.5 yrs |
29.7 |
30.2 |
29.4 |
| 16.51 - 59 yrs |
32.8 |
30.5 |
34.7 |
| Family per capita income (R$ reais) |
1,433.0 |
1,627.1 |
1,336.3 |
| Tertile of family per capita income |
|
|
|
| Lower (0–566.9) |
32.6 |
29.9 |
34.7 |
| Intermediate (567,0 - 1,300.1) |
33.3 |
34.4 |
32.4 |
| Higher (1,301.0 - 33,333.3) |
34.1 |
35.7 |
32.9 |
| Number of years of educational attainment (years) |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
| Educational attainment (years) |
|
|
|
| 0-4 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
| 5-8 |
14.0 |
13.7 |
14.2 |
| 9-11 |
33.4 |
34.5 |
32.5 |
| 12 and more |
43.9 |
43.0 |
44.6 |
| Occupational status |
|
|
|
| Non Manual |
65.1 |
60.2 |
69.0 |
| Manual |
27.6 |
32.2 |
23.9 |
| Others |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
|
Census tract level (n = 63) |
|
|
|
| Household per capita income (R$) |
1,503.0 |
1,476.8 |
1,524.0 |
| Income |
|
|
|
| Lower (314.8 – 953.7) |
33.2 |
33.2 |
33.3 |
| Intermediate (953.8 – 1,592.5) |
35.6 |
37.9 |
33.7 |
| Higher (1,592.6 – 5,057.8) | 31.2 | 28.9 | 33.0 |
Florianopolis, Brazil, 2009.