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. 2020 Nov 24;20:881. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05611-5

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of population in the City of Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil, 2018

Variables (N°) Total %
Sex (404)
 Male 128 31.68
 Female 276 68.32
Self-reported skin color (404)
 White 94 23.27
 Mixed race 263 65.10
 Black 47 11.63
Educational level (404)
 Illiterate 234 57.92
 Elementary School 38 9.41
 High School 112 27.72
 University graduate 20 4.95
Civil status (404)
 Married 184 45.54
 Single 143 35.40
 Widower 46 11.39
 Divorced 31 7.67
Occupation/work (404)
 Retired 97 24.01
 Informal work 83 20.54
 Unemployed 67 16.58
 Housewife 65 16.09
 Permanent job 56 13.86
 Student 36 8.91
Family income (404)a
 Below R$ 954.00 188 46.53
 Between R$ 955.00 and R$ 1999.00 119 29.46
 Between R$ 2000.00 and R$ 4599.00 85 21.04
 R$ 5000.00 or more 06 1.49
 Did not answer 06 1.49
Age group in years (404)
 Below 9 03 0.74
 Between 9 and 19 41 10.15
 Between 20 and 45 177 43.81
 Between 46 and 60 69 17.08
 60 or more 114 28.22
Underlying diseases (404)
 Hypertension 104 25.74
 Diabetes 50 12.38
 Cholesterol 47 11.63
 Anxiety 20 4.95
 Arthritis 18 4.46
 Depression 13 3.22

Subtitle: a R$4,00 = 1 U$$;