Table 1.
Sociodemographic variables in preschool children from 12 to 59 moa,b
| Variables | Age group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12–59 mo | 12–23 mo | 24–59 mo | |
| (n = 1012) N = 3,773,479 |
(n = 151) N = 472,184 |
(n = 861) N = 3,301,294 |
|
| % (C.I. 95%) | % (C.I. 95%) | % (C.I. 95%) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 48.9 (44.7–53.0) | 47.4 (36.6–58.3) | 49.1 (44.6–53.6) |
| Female | 51.1 (46.9–55.2) | 52.6 (41.6–63.3) | 50.9 (46.4–55.3) |
| Region, n (%) | |||
| North | 17.0 (14.1–20.1) | 15.8 (10.2–23.5) | 17.0 (14.0–20.7) |
| Center | 41.8 (37.6–46.1) | 31.0 (21.4–42.6) | 43.4 (38.6–48.1) |
| South | 41.2 (37.2–45.2) | 53.2 (42.6–63.5) | 39.6 (35.1–44.0) |
| Area, n (%)a | |||
| Rural | 33.8 (30.3–37.5) | 35.8 (26.7–46.0) | 33.6 (29.6–37.7) |
| Urban | 66.2 (62.4–69.6) | 64.2 (53.9–73.2) | 66.4 (62.3–70.3) |
| SES, n (%)b | |||
| Low | 36.2 (32.1–40.4) | 42.2 (32.0–52.9) | 35.3 (30.8–40.0) |
| Middle | 40.0 (35.5–44.5) | 41.2 (31.3–51.8) | 39.8 (34.9–44.8) |
| High | 23.8 (19.8–28.4) | 16.6 (8.9–28.5) | 24.9 (20.5–29.8) |
| Maternal education levelc | |||
| Elementary school | 34.6 (30.2–39.0) | 29.4 (20.9–39.5) | 35.3 (30.6–40.2) |
| Middle school | 43.1 (38.7–47.7) | 38.7 (29.0–49.1) | 43.8 (38.9–48.7) |
| High school | 14.9 (12.0–18.2) | 19.8 (12.7–29.5) | 14.1 (11.1–17.8) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 7.4 (4.8–11.1) | 12.1 (5.1–26.1) | 6.8 (4.1–10.7) |
a Rural: localities with < 2500 inhabitants, urban ≥2500 inhabitants
b SES: socioeconomic status, estimated by means of analyses of main components with information of the dwelling characteristic and household goods
c Available information for 974 children
*Significant differences P < 0.05; Chi square test. Analyses adjusted by survey design