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. 2017 Apr 24;51:36. doi: 10.1590/S1518-8787.2017051006283

Table 1. Sociodemographic profile of students from public schools in the countryside of Goiás, in the Midwest region of Brazil.

Variable n* %
Gender    
Female 363 51.8
Male 338 48.2
Age (years; average: 19.8; SD = 9.9)    
≤ 14 260 37.1
15–17 160 22.8
≥ 18 281 40.1
Skin color (self-declared)    
Yellow 36 5.1
White 236 33.7
Black 97 13.8
Dark-skinned 332 47.4
Religion    
Catholic 299 42.7
Evangelic 281 40.1
Spiritist 27 3.9
Other 4 0.5
None 90 12.8

* n = 701