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. 2020 Aug 18;54:85. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001935

Table 1. Description of the university students sample entering the Universidade Federal de Pelotas in 2017 according to demographic, socioeconomic and oral health characteristics. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2018.

Variables (n) n %
Gender (1,862)    
Female 1,021 54.83
Male 841 45.17
Age (1,852)    
18 to 19 years 768 41.47
20 to 22 years 603 32.56
23 years or older 481 25.97
Skin color (1,863)    
White 1,343 72.09
Black, brown or other 520 27.91
Mother’s schooling level (1,854)    
Illiterate 15 0.81
Elementary school 400 21.57
Elementary school/some high school 222 11.97
High school/some higher education 595 32.09
College/some graduate studies 410 22.11
Graduate studies 212 11.43
Region of origin (1,859)    
South 1,549 83.32
Southeast/Midwest 272 14.63
North/Northeast 38 2.04
Economic class (1,780)    
A 266 14.94
B 787 44.21
C 649 36.46
D/E 78 4.38
Knowledge area (1,865)    
Exact and earth sciences, agrarian sciences and engineering 544 29.17
Health and biological sciences 332 17.80
Applied social and human sciences 641 34.37
Linguistics, language and literature, and arts 348 18.66
Housing situation (1,861)    
Alone 234 12.57
With parents (father and/or mother and/or siblings) 937 50.35
With friends or colleagues 480 25.79
With spouse/partner/significant other 210 11.28
Regular use of dental services (1,854)    
No 1,020 55.02
Yes 834 44.98
Location of the last appointment (1,715)    
Public 295 17.20
Private 1,420 82.80
Self-perceived oral health (1,854)    
Excellent/very good/good 1,479 79.77
Moderate/poor 375 20.23
Toothache over the last six months (1,804)    
No 1,297 71.90
Yes 507 28.10