Table 1. Sample characteristics (Survey Data) x National characteristics (National Data).

Variable			Survey Data		National Data
States and municipalities (number)a
	States		24		27
	Capitals		20		27
	Municipalities		263		5,570
Gender (%)
	Male		37.9		48.2
	Female		61.7		51.8
	Other/No answer		0.4
Age (%)
	≤ 18 years	0.9		< 19 years		33.1
	19 to 25 years	30.6		20 to 24 years		9.0
	26 to 32 years	20.9		25 to 34 years		17.1
	33 to 45 years	27.4		35 to 44 years		14.0
	46 to 64 years	18.4		45 to 64 years		19.2
	65 to 79 years	1.9		65 to 79 years		6.0
	≥ 80 years	0.1		≥ 80 years		1.6
Education (%)
	Elementary school		0.5		55.8
	High school		14.4		30.1
	University – Bachelor		40.5		14.1
	University – MBAs and specializations		20.8
	University – Master’s		14.1
	University – Doctorate		9.7
Residence area (%)
	Urban		97.4		84.4
	Rural		2.6		15.6
Households (%; average number)
	One/Live alone		7.9		30.9
	Two		33.3
	Three		26.9		30.4
	Four		20.7		22.8
	Five		7.2		10.0
	More than five		4.0		5.9
Professional situation (%)
	Retired	2.8		Out of the workforce		37.2
	Student	21.2
	Unemployed	6.5		Unoccupied		6.6
	Public server	17.2		Occupied		39.1
	Worker – Own business	10.9
	Worker – SME enterprises	15.4
	Worker – Big enterprises	22.1
	Other/No answer	3.9		Other		17.1

^aSample comprising 88.9% of the Brazilian states, 74.7% of the Brazilian capitals, and 4.7% of the Brazilian municipalities. More than 75% of the Brazilian municipalities are characterized as “small” (< 25,000 inhabitants), reducing the likelihood of achieving a substantial representativeness for them (31).