Table 1. Description of nonbeneficiaries (non-BFP) and beneficiaries of the BFP in the original and matched cohorts from 2004 to 2015.
| Original cohorts (N = 76,532,158) | Matched cohorts (N = 83,635,347) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social and demographic variables | Non-BFP (n = 34,723,000) | BFP (n = 41,809,158) | SMD | Non-BFP (n = 41,845,632) | BFP (n = 41,789,715) | SMD |
| N (%) or median (SD) | N (%) or median (SD) | N (%) or median (SD) | N (%) or median (SD) | |||
| Mean age | 35.4 (17.8) | 27.4 (14.2) | 0.50 | 27.2 (14.4) | 27.35 (14.2) | 0.01 |
| Age groups | ||||||
| 10–24 years old | 10,700,000 (31.4) | 20,700.000 (50.1) | 0.47 | 21,300,000 (50.9) | 20,900,000 (49.9) | 0.07 |
| 25–59 years old | 18,400,000 (54.1) | 18,400,000 (44.5) | 17,600,000 (42.1) | 18,700,000 (44.6) | ||
| 60 years old or older | 3,928,363 (11.5) | 1,146,808 (2.8) | 1,596,563 (3.8) | 1,178,173 (2.8) | ||
| Missing data | 1,010,074 (3.0) | 1,098,437 (2.7) | 1,306,023 (3.1) | 1,110,557 (2.7) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 14,200,000 (40.8) | 20,600,000 (49.2) | 0.17 | 20,400,000 (48.9) | 20,600,000 (49.2) | 0.01 |
| Female | 20,600,000 (59.2) | 21,200,000 (50.8) | 21,400,000 (51.1) | 21,200,000 (50.8) | ||
| Education level | ||||||
| Have never been to school | 3,877,184 (11.2) | 3,885,253 (9.3) | 0.24 | 3,930,812 (9.4) | 3,885,253 (9.3) | 0.03 |
| Preschool | 343,253 (1.0) | 431,420 (1.0) | 436,359 (1.0) | 431,420 (1.0) | ||
| Primary school or less (≤5 years of education) | 10,300,000 (29.7) | 13,400,000 (32.1) | 13,600,000 (32.5) | 13,400,000 (32.1) | ||
| Junior high school (6–10 years of education) | 8,080,145 (23.3) | 12,800,000 (30.7) | 13,000,000 (31.1) | 12,800,000 (30.7) | ||
| High school (10–12 years of education) | 5,543,151 (16) | 4,840,133 (11.6) | 4,885,857 (11.7) | 4,840,133 (11.6) | ||
| College/university (≥13 years of education) | 552,121 (1.6) | 142,119 (0.3) | 129,870 (0.3) | 142,119 (0.3) | ||
| Missing data | 6,013,593 (17.3) | 6,273,181 (15) | 5,843,110 (14.0) | 6,273,181 (15.0) | ||
| Unemployment | ||||||
| No | 23,500,000 (67.8) | 18,500,000 (44.2) | 0.49 | 18,500,000 (44.2) | 18,500,000 (44.2) | 0.00 |
| Yes | 11,200,000 (32.2) | 23,300,000 (55.8) | 23,300,000 (55.8) | 23,300,000 (55.8) | ||
| Isolation | ||||||
| Live with someone else | 32,100,000 (92.5) | 41,200,000 (98.5) | 0.30 | 41,200,000 (98.6) | 41,200,000 (98.5) | 0.00 |
| Live alone | 2,612,472 (7.5) | 609,318 (1.5) | 590,820 (1.4) | 609,318 (1.5) | ||
| Location of residence | ||||||
| Rural | 7,341,008 (21.1) | 11,800.000 (28.3) | 0.29 | 11,800.000 (28.2) | 11,800.000 (28.3) | 0.02 |
| Urban | 25,000,000 (72) | 29,200,000 (69.9) | 29,400,000 (70.3) | 29,200,000 (69.9) | ||
| Missing data | 2,376,416 (6.8) | 756,434 (1.8) | 658,958 (1.6) | 756,434 (1.8) | ||
| Household characteristics | ||||||
| Water supply | ||||||
| Public network (running water) | 23,700,000 (68.3) | 27,100,000 (64.8) | 0.31 | 27,000,000 (64.5) | 27,100,000 (64.8) | 0.01 |
| Well, natural sources, or other | 8,089,976 (23.3) | 13,600,000 (32.6) | 13,800,000 (33.1) | 13,600,000 (32.6) | ||
| Missing data | 2,930,289 (8.4) | 1,084,456 (2.6) | 999,998 (2.4) | 1,084,455 (2.6) | ||
| Waste | ||||||
| Public collection system | 24,700,000 (71) | 28,000,000 (67) | 0.32 | 28,000,000 (67.0) | 28,000,000 (64.8) | 0.01 |
| Burned, buried, outdoor disposal, or other | 7,131,703 (20.5) | 12,700,000 (30.4) | 12,800,000 (30.6) | 12,700,000 (30.4) | ||
| Missing data | 2,930,667 (8.4) | 1,084,384 (2.6) | 999621 (2.4) | 1,084,384 (2.6) | ||
| Sanitation | ||||||
| Public network | 15,100,000 (43.5) | 16,100,000 (38.5) | 0.33 | 16,000,000 (38.3) | 16,100,000 (38.5) | 0.02 |
| Septic tank | 5,010,285 (14.4) | 6,288,050 (15) | 6,214,580 (14.9) | 6,288,050 (15.0) | ||
| Homemade septic tank | 7,914,692 (22.8) | 10,800,000 (25.7) | 10,800,000 (25.7) | 10,800,000 (25.7) | ||
| Ditch or other | 3,471,435 (10) | 7,246,373 (17.3) | 7,493,263 (17.9) | 7,246,373 (17.3) | ||
| Missing data | 3,216,194 (9.3) | 1,433,114 (3.4) | 1,331,487 (3.2) | 1,433,110 (3.4) | ||
| Construction materials | ||||||
| Bricks/cement | 24,900,000 (71.7) | 29,400,000 (70.3) | 0.29 | 29,300,000 (70.0) | 29,400,000(70.3) | 0.02 |
| Wood, other vegetal materials, and other | 6,896,275 (19.9) | 11,300,000 (27.1) | 11,500,000 (27.6) | 11,300,000 (27.1) | ||
| Missing data | 2,930,810 (8.4) | 1,084,341 (2.6) | 999,538 (2.4) | 1,084,341 2.6) | ||
| Crowding | 0.97 (0.81) | 1.31 (0.98) | ‒0.38 | 2.89 (13.08) | 3.19 (13.47) | 0.02 |
| Year of registration | ||||||
| 2001 | 93,964 (0.3) | 98,084 (0.2) | 0.80 | 105,247 (0.3) | 98,084 (0.2) | 0.04 |
| 2002 | 3,839,418 (11.1) | 3,395,287 (8.1) | 3,700,254 (8.9) | 3,395,287 (8.1) | ||
| 2003 | 5,764,579 (16.6) | 2,005,175 (4.8) | 2,057,999 (4.9) | 2,005,175 (4.8) | ||
| 2004 | 1,869,237 (5.4) | 2,272,598 (5.4) | 2,421,620 (5.8) | 2,272,598 (5.4) | ||
| 2005 | 1,411,309 (4.1) | 2,597,686 (6.2) | 2,436,531 (5.8) | 2,597,686 (6.2) | ||
| 2006 | 5,083,247 (14.6) | 17,100,000 (40.9) | 17,000,000 (40.6) | 17,100,000 (40.9) | ||
| 2007 | 2,656,889 (7.7) | 4,241,179 (10.1) | 4,098,658 (9.8) | 4,241,179 (10.1) | ||
| 2008 | 1,601,615 (4.6) | 1,361,191 (3.3) | 1,440,116 (3.4) | 1,361,191 (3.3) | ||
| 2009 | 952,647 (2.7) | 1,859,241 (4.4) | 1,787,735 (4.3) | 1,859,241 (4.4) | ||
| 2010 | 1,385,125 (4) | 1,386,408 (3.3) | 1,423,690 (3.4) | 1,386,408 (3.3) | ||
| 2011 | 1,299,104 (3.7) | 1,310,988 (3.1) | 1,250,910 (3.0) | 1,310,988 (3.1) | ||
| 2012 | 2,766,691 (8) | 1,380,066 (3.3) | 1,390,186 (3.3) | 1,380,066 (3.3) | ||
| 2013 | 2,094,921 (6) | 1,259,928 (3.0) | 1,268,653 (3.0) | 1,259,928 (3.0) | ||
| 2014 | 2,371,554 (6.8) | 864,925 (2.1) | 817,099 (2.0) | 864,925 (2.1) | ||
| 2015 | 1,532,700 (4.4) | 656,962 (1.6) | 636,940 (1.5) | 656,962 (1.6) | ||
BFP, Bolsa Família programme; SMD, standardised mean difference.