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. 2016 Apr 4;11(4):e0152635. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152635

Table 1. Socio-demographics characteristics among women -in reproductive age- with or without Social Security.

Without Social Security* With Social Security
Weighted Sample 6,346,877 2,720,090
% 70.0 30.0
Average and percentage [CI95%]
Socio-demographic characteristics
 Age (yrs.) 24.8 [24.6;25.1] 26.6 [26.2;27.1]§
 Number of children
  0 32.0 [29.7;34.3] 33.9 [30.4;37.4]
  1 30.0 [27.9;32.2] 36.2 [32.8;39.5]§
  ≥2 38.0 [35.7;40.2] 29.9 [26.8;33.0]§
 Child dead at childbirth or during the 1st yr. 4.6 [3.7;5.4] 2.5 [1.4;3.5]§
 At least one miscarriage or abortion 13.8 [12.3;15.2] 16.6 [14.3;19.0]§
 Diagnosis of some health problem 56.0 [53.5;58.4] 62.8 [59.3;66.3]§
 Frequent care provider
  Social Security 14.5 [12.6;16.4] 63.0 [59.2;66.7]§
  Ministry of Health 59.9 [57.3;62.5] 12.0 [9.6;14.3]§
  Private 22.7 [20.4;25.0] 23.6 [20.3;26.9]
  Other 2.9 [2.3;3.6] 1.5 [0.7;2.3]§
Other individual characteristics
 Schooling (yrs.)
  Zero 5.3 [4.3;6.4] 2.2 [1.1;3.4]§
  1–6 27.4 [25.3;29.6] 8.8 [6.9;10.6]§
  7–9 39.8 [37.5;42.2] 33.7 [30.0;37.4]§
  10–12 20.5 [18.5;22.5] 33.8 [30.1;37.5]§
  ≥13 6.9 [5.6;8.3] 21.5 [18.6;24.3]§
 Indigenous 12.0 [10.3;13.8] 3.9 [2.7;5.0]§
 Oportunidades beneficiary 29.1 [27.0;31.2] 8.2 [6.5;9.9]§
 Asset index (SES proxy, in quintiles)
  I 26.5 [24.3;28.7] 4.9 [3.7;6.1]§
  II 22.9 [21.1;24.7] 13.4 [11.3;15.5]§
  III 21.0 [19.0;23.1] 22.4 [19.8;25.1]
  IV 16.6 [14.5;18.6] 24.5 [21.2;27.7]§
  V 13.1 [11.2;15.0] 34.8 [31.0;38.7]§
 Rural 28.6 [26.8;30.4] 10.3 [8.1;12.5]§
 Urban 22.3 [20.7;24.0] 15.3 [13.7;16.9]§
 Metropolitan 49.1 [46.7;51.4] 74.4 [71.8;77.0]§
 Low marginalization 70.4 [68.4;72.4] 88.6 [87.0;90.1]§
 High marginalization 29.6 [27.6;31.6] 11.4 [9.9;13.0]§

Note: Estimations based on the effect of the survey design.

*Includes women without any type of health insurance and those who reported being affiliated to the Seguro Popular.

§Difference at 1 or 5% level.