Table 1. Sample characteristics by race/ethnicity in 15 to 19 years old Brazilians in 2010.
| Characteristics | Sample (n = 5367) | White (n = 2177; 40.6%) | African descents (n = 586; 10.9%) | East Asian descents (n = 103; 1.9%) | Mixed Race (n = 2453; 45.7%) | Indigenous descents (n = 48; 0.9%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
| 15 years | 1438 (26.8%) | 552 (25.4%) | 167 (28.5%) | 29 (28.1%) | 672 (27.4%) | 18 (37.5%) | |
| 16 years | 973 (18.1%) | 404 (18.6%) | 85 (14.5%) | 18 (17.5%) | 458 (18.7%) | 8 (16.7%) | |
| 17 years | 977 (18.2%) | 392 (18.0%) | 100 (17.1%) | 25 (24.3%) | 451 (18.4%) | 9 (18.7%) | |
| 18 years | 995 (18.6%) | 419 (19.2%) | 110 (18.8%) | 14 (13.6%) | 444 (18.1%) | 8 (16.7%) | |
| 19 years | 984 (18.3%) | 410 (18.8%) | 124 (21.1%) | 17 (16.5%) | 428 (17.4%) | 5 (10.4%) | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2452 (45.7%) | 1014 (46.6%) | 265 (45.2%) | 43 (41.7%) | 1101 (44.9%) | 29 (60.4%) | |
| Female | 2915 (54.3%) | 1163 (53.4%) | 321 (54.8%) | 60 (58.3%) | 1352 (55.1%) | 19 (59.6%) | |
| Education | |||||||
| ≤ 4 years | 200 (3.7%) | 56 (2.6%) | 34 (5.8%) | 4 (3.9%) | 103 (4.2%) | 3 (6.2%) | |
| 5–8 years | 1798 (33.5%) | 618 (28.4%) | 236 (40.3%) | 24 (23.3%) | 901 (36.7%) | 19 (39.6%) | |
| ≥ 9 years | 3357 (62.6%) | 1498 (68.8%) | 313 (53.4%) | 75 (72.8%) | 1445 (58.9%) | 26 (54.2%) | |
| Missing information | 12 (0.2%) | 5 (0.2%) | 3 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (0.2%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Family Income | |||||||
| ≤ US$142 | 160 (3.0%) | 36 (1.7%) | 26 (4.4%) | 4 (3.9%) | 91 (3.7%) | 3 (6.2%) | |
| US$143–284 | 686 (12.8%) | 203 (9.3%) | 104 (17.8%) | 14 (13.6%) | 359 (14.6%) | 6 (12.5%) | |
| US$285–852 | 2621 (48.8%) | 943 (43.3%) | 307 (52.4%) | 46 (44.7%) | 1302 (53.1%) | 23 (47.9%) | |
| US$853–1420 | 920 (17.1%) | 456 (20.9%) | 87 (14.8%) | 16 (15.5%) | 352 (14.3%) | 9 (18.8%) | |
| ≥ US$1421 | 665 (12.4%) | 406 (18.7%) | 37 (6.3%) | 10 (9.7%) | 210 (8.6%) | 2 (4.2%) | |
| Missing information | 315 (5.9%) | 133 (6.10%) | 25 (4.3%) | 13 (12.6%) | 139 (5.7%) | 5 (10.4%) | |
| DMFT | |||||||
| = 0 (free of caries) | 1240 (23.1%) | 611 (28.1%) | 134 (22.9%) | 17 (16.5%) | 466 (19.0%) | 12 (25.0%) | |
| ≥ 1 | 4127 (76.9%) | 1566 (71.9%) | 452 (77.1%) | 86 (83.5%) | 1987 (81.0%) | 36 (75.0%) | |