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. 2016 Aug 22;16(1):417. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1677-y

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample

Characteristics Mean (± SD) n (%)
Student’s age (years old) 13,0 (±0,8)
 12 250 (32,7 %)
 13 263 (34,4 %)
 14 252 (32,9 %)
Survey Participant
 Parents 689 (88,5 %)
 Grandparents 42 (5,4 %)
 Uncle/Aunt 30 (3,9 %)
 Guardian 17 (2,2 %)
Participant’s age 39,1 (±8,0)
 Up to 40 years old 485 (63,3 %)
 More than 40 years old 281 (36,7 %)
Participant’s schooling
 illiterate 24 (3,1 %)
 elementary school 180 (23,7 %)
 high school 243 (32,2 %)
 higher education 311 (41,0 %)
Private school 101 (12,6 %)
Public school 696 (87,4 %)
Participant religion
 Catholic 277 (46,6 %)
 Protestant 262 (44,1 %)
 Others 55 (9,3 %)