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. 2018 Nov 12;13(11):e0206726. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206726

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