Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, individual social capital measures and health-compromising behaviours of the sample (N = 1046)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 13–19 | 220 (21.0) |
| 20–30 | 616 (58.9) |
| > 30 | 210 (20.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 358 (34.3) |
| Brown | 447 (42.7) |
| Black | 241 (23.0) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married, living with partner | 741 (70.8) |
| Has a partner, not living with him | 247 (23.6) |
| Single, without a partner | 58 (5.6) |
| Number of children | |
| 1 child | 489 (46.7) |
| 2 children | 315 (30.1) |
| ≥ 3 children | 242 (23.2) |
| Years of Schooling | |
| 0 to 4 | 150 (14.3) |
| 5 to 8 | 460 (44.0) |
| ≥ 9 | 436 (41.7) |
| Family income | |
| < 1 BMW | 312 (29.8) |
| ≥ 1 BMW | 734 (70.2) |
| Occupational context | |
| No paid work | 627 (59.9) |
| Paid work | 419 (40.1) |
| Social networks of relatives | |
| < 2 | 636 (60.8) |
| ≥ 2 | 410 (39.2) |
| Social networks of friends | |
| < 2 | 773 (73.9) |
| ≥ 2 | 273 (26.1) |
| Mean (SD) | |
| Social support | 67.9 ± 15.8 |
| Material support | 59.5 ± 21.0 |
| Affective support | 92.7 ± 14.1 |
| Emotional support | 61.1 ± 20.7 |
| Positive social interaction | 64.6 ± 19.4 |
| Information support | 61.8 ± 20.0 |
| N (%) | |
| Smoking (Baseline) | 189 (18.1) |
| Smoking (Follow-up) | 114 (10.9) |
| Alcohol consumption (Baseline) | 79 (7.6) |
| Alcohol consumption (Follow-up) | 104 (9.9) |
| Inadequate diet (Baseline) | 558 (53.4) |
| Inadequate diet (Follow-up) | 323 (30.9 |
Brazilian Minimal Wage (BMW) = US$ 178.00 in 2008