Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the adult Portuguese population: EpiDoC 2 and Census 2011 (41) populations (Portuguese population).
| EpiDoC 2, n = 7,591 | Census 2011, n = 8,657,240 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 4,784 (52.2%) | 4,585,118 (53.0%) |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 48.02 (18.02) | 41.31 (16.28) |
| Age group | ||
| 18–29 | 621 (18.4%) | 1,470,782 (17.0%) |
| 30–39 | 975 (18.7%) | 1,598,250 (18.5%) |
| 40–49 | 1,437 (18.2%) | 1,543,392 (17.8%) |
| 50–59 | 1,437 (16.2%) | 1,400,011 (16.2%) |
| 60–69 | 1,440 (13.2%) | 1,186,442 (13.7%) |
| 70–74 | 645 (6.2%) | 496, 438 (5.7%) |
| ≥75 | 1,036 (9.1%) | 961, 925 (11.1%) |
| Ethnicity/race | ||
| Caucasian | 7,423 (97.1%) | No comparable data |
| Black | 119 (2.5%) | |
| Asian | 3 (0.0%) | |
| Gipsy | 7 (0.1%) | |
| Other | 22 (0.3%) | |
| Years of education (mean ± SD) | 8.66 (3.90) | No comparable data |
| Education level | ||
| >12 years | 1,336 (22.2%) | 1,741,567 (20.1%) |
| 10–12 years | 1,391 (24.8%) | 1,560,958 (18.0%) |
| 5–9 years | 1,547 (21.3%) | 2,134,401 (24.6%) |
| 0–4 years | 3,272 (31.7%) | 3,239,724 (37.4%) |
| Nomenclature of Territorial Unit for Statistics | ||
| Norte | 2,240 (35.8%) | 3,007,823 (34.7%) |
| Centro | 1,504 (23.3%) | 1,938,815 (22.4%) |
| Lisboa | 1,588 (25.4%) | 2,300,053 (26.6%) |
| Alentejo | 422 (7.2%) | 633,691 (7.3%) |
| Algarve | 245 (3.8%) | 370,704 (4.3%) |
| Azores | 793 (2.1%) | 192,357 (2.2%) |
| Madeira | 799 (2.4%) | 213,797 (2.5%) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 1,285 (28.4%) | No comparable data |
| Married | 4,591 (53.2%) | |
| Divorced | 556 (6.8%) | |
| Widow(er) | 910 (7.3%) | |
| Consensual union | 244 (4.2%) | |
| Household income | ||
| <500€ | 1,331 (18.0%) | No comparable data |
| 501–750€ | 1,257 (20.8%) | |
| 751–1,000€ | 943 (19.0%) | |
| 1,001–1,500€ | 852 (17.5%) | |
| 1,501–2,000€ | 511 (10.9%) | |
| 2,001€–2,500€ | 295 (5.7%) | |
| 2,501–3,000€ | 188 (3.8%) | |
| 3,001–4,000€ | 108 (2.1%) | |
| >4,000€ | 73 (2.2%) | |
| Household composition (mean ± SD) | 2.85 (1.24) | No comparable data |
| Household composition | ||
| 1 person | 1,121 (11.9%) | No comparable data |
| 2 people | 2,710 (32.1%) | |
| 3 people | 1,901 (27.9%) | |
| ≥4 people | 1,859 (28.2%) | |
| Single-parent family | 236 (2.9%) | No comparable data |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed full-time | 3,167 (52.7%) | No comparable data |
| Employed part-time | 224 (3.3%) | |
| Domestic worker | 643 (4.7%) | |
| Unemployed | 613 (9.3%) | |
| Student | 149 (4.1%) | |
| Temporally work disabled | 145 (1.6%) | |
| Retired | 2,438 (24.2%) | |
Sample size is not constant due to missing data.
EpiDoc—ethnicity/race (n = 7,574), years of education (n = 7,573), education level (n = 7,546), marital status (n = 7,586), household income (n = 5,558), and employment status (n = 7,379).
Female—ethnicity/race (n = 4,776), years of education (n = 4,774), education level (n = 4,759), marital status (n = 4,781), household income (n = 3,514), employment status (n = 4,661).
Male—ethnicity/race (n = 2,798), years of education (n = 2,799), education level (n = 2,787), marital status (n = 2,805), household income (n = 2,044), employment status (n = 2,718).
18–64 years—ethnicity/race (n = 5,185), years of education (n = 5,189), education level (n = 5,184), marital status (n = 5,195), household income (n = 3,779), and employment status (n = 5,103).
≥ 65 years—ethnicity/race (n = 2,389), years of education (n = 2,384), education level (n = 2,362), marital status (n = 2,391), household income (n = 1,779), and employment status (n = 2,276).