Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of Mexican school-age children (five to eleven years old). National Survey of Health and Nutrition 2012, Mexico.
| n | % | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1289 | 50.1 | 47.4–52.9 |
| Female | 1247 | 49.8 | 47.0–52.5 |
| Age (years) | |||
| 5 | 335 | 12.2 | 10.5–13.9 |
| 6 | 354 | 12.4 | 10.5–14.4 |
| 7 | 406 | 14.5 | 12.7–16.3 |
| 8 | 386 | 14.2 | 12.4–15.9 |
| 9 | 378 | 13.9 | 12.0–15.9 |
| 10 | 332 | 15.3 | 13.1–17.4 |
| 11 | 345 | 17.2 | 14.9–19.5 |
| Area 1 | |||
| Urban | 1556 | 71.4 | 69.4–73.4 |
| Rural | 980 | 28.5 | 26.5–30.5 |
| Socioeconomic Status 2 | |||
| Low | 977 | 35.3 | 32.4–38.1 |
| Middle | 899 | 35.1 | 32.3–38.0 |
| High | 670 | 29.5 | 26.3–32.6 |
| Total simple 3 | 2536 | ||
1 Rural: <2500 inhabitants; urban: ≥2500 or more; 2 Calculated using principal components analysis; includes household characteristics, goods and services; 3 N = 18,448,445, which represents 18,448,445 school-age children.