Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study population (n = 1061)
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (female) | 642 (60.5) |
| Age (years); mean (SD) | 46.9 (19.9) |
| Education level (years); mean (SD) | 6.3 (4.7) |
| Married | 775 (73.1) |
| Single | 286 (26.9) |
| Unemployed | 59 (5.5) |
| Indigenous community | |
| Mixtecs | 937 (88.3) |
| Chontals | 124 (11.7) |
| Native Language, n (%) | 750 (70.6) |
| Monthly income in US dollars (year 2013) | |
| ≤198.77 | 969 (91.3) |
| >198.77 | 92 (8.7) |
| Type of health care (n = 1061) | |
| None | 40 (3.7) |
| IMSS-Oportunidades | 679 (64.3) |
| National Health Insurance Seguro Popular | 146 (13.7) |
| Full coverage | 102 (9.6) |
| Private coverage | 65 (6.1) |
| Other | 29 (2.7) |
| Human waste management (n = 1051) | |
| Toilet bowl | 721 (68.9) |
| Latrine | 256 (24.1) |
| Other | 74 (7.0) |
SD standard deviation