Table 1. Distribution of sociodemographic and economic variables of women from two higher education institutions in Santa Maria (RS).

Characteristics	n	%
Institution (n = 1,740)
Public HEI	1,277	73.4
Private HEI	463	26.6
Course period (n = 1,740)
Initial	835	48.0
Final	905	52.0
Age group (n = 1,740)
18–19	576	33.1
20–24	843	48.4
> 24	321	18.4
University centers (n = 1,740)
Arts and language	123	7.1
Natural and exact sciences	121	7.0
Rural sciences	154	8.9
Health sciences	452	26.0
Social and human sciences	459	26.4
Education	158	9.1
Physical education and sports	54	3.1
Technology	198	11.4
Industrial technology	3	0.2
Polytechnic	18	1.0
Monthly family income (n = 1,734)
Up to a minimum wage	141	8.1
1–3 minimum wages	628	36.2
3–6 minimum wages	507	29.2
6–9 minimum wages	242	14.0
9–12 minimum wages	120	6.9
12–15 minimum wages	50	2.9
More than 15 minimum wages	46	2.7
Skin color (n = 1,739)
White	1,474	84.8
Black	88	5.1
Brown	158	9.1
Indigenous	3	0.2
Yellow	6	0.3
I do not know how to answer	10	0.6
Religion (n = 1,740)
Catholic	865	49.7
Protestant	177	10.2
Spiritist	179	10.3
Jewish	1	0.1
Muslim	1	0.1
Umbanda/African	35	2.0
I do not have a religion	445	25.6
Other	37	2.1

HEI: higher education institution.