Table 1. Sample description according to independent variables. Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), 2015–2016.
| Variable | Category | n* | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 5,314 | 54.0 |
| Age (years) | 50–59 | 3,980 | 47.6 |
| 60–69 | 2,875 | 29.7 | |
| 70–79 | 1,782 | 15.6 | |
| 80 and over | 775 | 7.1 | |
| Race | White | 3,590 | 42.7 |
| Black | 887 | 9.7 | |
| Brown | 4,283 | 44.7 | |
| Yellow/Indigenous | 310 | 2.9 | |
| Does not know | 342 | 3.4 | |
| Education level (years of study) | Zero | 1,530 | 13.3 |
| 1–4 | 3,638 | 38.2 | |
| 5–8 | 1,878 | 21.6 | |
| 9 or more | 2,304 | 26.9 | |
| Index of goods (quartiles) | 1st (lowest) | 2,693 | 25.1 |
| 2nd | 2,421 | 24.9 | |
| 3rd | 2,211 | 25.0 | |
| 4th (highest) | 2,029 | 25.0 | |
| Smoking | Never smoked | 4,259 | 45.6 |
| Current smoker | 1,604 | 17.1 | |
| Former smoker | 3,546 | 37.3 | |
| Consumption of alcoholic beverages | Never | 6,909 | 70.9 |
| < once a month | 544 | 6.0 | |
| ≥ once a month | 1,952 | 23.1 | |
| Area of residence | Urban | 7,935 | 84.7 |
| Geopolitical region | North | 743 | 5.6 |
| Northeast | 2,549 | 24.1 | |
| Southeast | 3,922 | 47.2 | |
| South | 1,278 | 16.6 | |
| Midwest | 920 | 6.6 | |
| Household covered by the FHS | No | 2,358 | 25.8 |
| Yes | 6,487 | 68.9 | |
| Does not know/No answer | 567 | 5.3 | |
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| Total | 9,412 | 100 | |
FHS: Family Health Strategy
* Number of respondents without weighting.