Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of 826 parents in Brazil, 2015–2016.
n | % | |
---|---|---|
Sex (n = 826) | ||
Female | 704 | 85 |
Male | 122 | 15 |
Age (n = 787) | ||
< 20 years | 21 | 3 |
20–29 years | 94 | 12 |
30–39 years | 235 | 30 |
40–49 years | 222 | 28 |
≥ 50 years | 215 | 27 |
Race/Ethnicity (n = 786) | ||
White | 346 | 44 |
Mixed | 324 | 41 |
Black | 106 | 14 |
Asian | 8 | 1 |
Indigenous | 2 | 0,3 |
Marital Status (n = 790) | ||
Married | 522 | 66 |
Single | 156 | 20 |
Divorced or separated | 75 | 10 |
Widowed | 37 | 5 |
Religion (n = 791) | ||
Catholic | 436 | 55 |
Evangelical / Protestant | 237 | 30 |
Spiritist | 48 | 6 |
Other | 16 | 2 |
No religion | 54 | 7 |
Current Occupation (n = 788) | ||
Employed | 462 | 59 |
Homemaker | 169 | 21 |
Retired | 69 | 9 |
Unemployed | 55 | 7 |
Student | 33 | 4 |
Educational Attainment (n = 788) | ||
No formal education | 11 | 1 |
Primary school or less | 145 | 18 |
High school (graduate or some) | 367 | 47 |
College (graduate or some) | 265 | 34 |
Other Characteristics (n = 790) | ||
Has a daughter in the age range for HPV vaccination | 291 | 37 |
Has private health insurance | 435 | 55 |
City (n = 826) | ||
Belém | 115 | 14 |
Belo Horizonte | 117 | 14 |
Brasília | 117 | 14 |
Porto Alegre | 116 | 14 |
Rio de Janeiro | 115 | 14 |
Salvador | 129 | 16 |
São Paulo | 117 | 14 |