Table 1. Scholars from the ERICA sample and the estimated population according to the IBGE, according to sex, age group and macro-regions in municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. ERICA, Brazil, 2013-2014.

Sex and Age	Brazil	%	North	%	Northeast	%	Midwest	%	Southeast	%	South	%
Observed in the ERICA sample
Female	40,675	55.4	8,159	11.1	12,691	17.3	5,556	7.6	9,326	12.7	4,943	6.7
12-14 years old	18,497	25.2	3,722	5.1	5,781	7.9	2,519	3.4	4,278	5.8	2,197	3.0
15-17 years old	22,178	30.2	4,437	6.0	6,910	9.4	3,037	4.1	5,048	6.9	2,746	3.7
Male	32,724	44.6	6,808	9.3	10,096	13.8	4,016	5.5	7,457	10.2	4,347	5.9
12-14 years old	15,178	20.7	3,147	4.3	4,566	6.2	1,930	2.6	3,523	4.8	2,012	2.7
15-17 years old	17,546	23.9	3,661	5.0	5,530	7.5	2,086	2.8	3,934	5.4	2,335	3.2
Total	73,399	100	14,967	20.4	22,787	31.0	9,572	13.0	16,783	22.9	9,290	12.7
Estimated population (IBGE)
Female	5,052,137	49.8	427,997	4.2	1,082,851	10.7	388,843	3.8	2,557,985	25.2	594,461	5.9
12-14 years old	2,650,761	26.1	225,587	2.2	562,205	5.5	202,923	2.0	1,344,038	13.2	316,008	3.1
15-17 years old	2,401,376	23.7	202,410	2.0	520,646	5.1	185,920	1.8	1,213,947	12.0	278,453	2.7
Male	5,095,563	50.2	427,365	4.2	1,082,182	10.7	389,167	3.8	2,595,521	25.6	601,328	5.9
12-14 years old	2,697,440	26.6	224,876	2.2	569,111	5.6	204,588	2.0	1,375,262	13.6	323,603	3.2
15-17 years old	2,398,123	23.6	202,489	2.0	513,071	5.1	184,579	1.8	1,220,259	12.0	277,725	2.7
Total	10,147,700	100	855,362	8.4	2,165,033	21.3	778,010	7.7	5,153,506	50.8	1,195,789	11.8

Population estimate source: http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/projecao_da_populacao/2013/default.shtm

IBGE: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics