Table 1. Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and distribution of morbidity, lack of access, health care service utilization, and quality of health care. Pelotas, RS, Southern Brazil, 2012.
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (N = 2,927) | ||
| Male | 1,203 | 41.1 |
| Female | 1,724 | 58.9 |
| Age (in years) (N = 2,927) | ||
| 20 to 29 | 612 | 20.9 |
| 30 to 39 | 540 | 18.4 |
| 40 to 49 | 595 | 20.3 |
| 50 to 59 | 514 | 17.6 |
| ≥ 60 | 666 | 22.8 |
| Ethnicity (N = 2,926) | ||
| Caucasian | 2,345 | 80.1 |
| Black | 354 | 12.1 |
| Brown/East Asian/Indigenous | 227 | 7.8 |
| Marital status (N = 2,923) | ||
| With partner | 1,736 | 59.4 |
| Without partner | 1,187 | 40.6 |
| Education (in years) (N = 2,924) | ||
| ≤ 4 | 526 | 18.0 |
| 5 to 8 | 817 | 27.9 |
| ≥ 9 | 1,581 | 54.1 |
| Economic status (N = 2,905) | ||
| A/B | 1,349 | 46.4 |
| C | 1,261 | 43.4 |
| D/E | 295 | 10.2 |
| Self-reported morbidity | ||
| Hypertension (N = 2,926) | 958 | 32.7 |
| Diabetes (N = 2927) | 230 | 7.9 |
| Heart disease (N = 2,927) | 336 | 11.5 |
| Asthma (N = 2,927) | 175 | 6.0 |
| Health problem in the last month (N = 2,925) | 666 | 22.8 |
| Outcomes | ||
| Use of health care services (N = 2,925) | 856 | 29.3 |
| Lack of access (N = 915) | 59 | 6.5 |
| Waiting period for assistance ≥ 5 days (N = 853) | 225 | 26.4 |
| Waiting time in line ≥ 1 h (N = 833) | 267 | 32.1 |
a
ABEP: Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa. Classification A/B: higher economic status.