Table 1 Characteristics of women by source of payment of birth. Birth in Brazil, 2011-2012

Total

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  < 20

4,571

19.1

4,325

22.6

246

5.2

<0.001

 20–34

16,807

70.4

13,162

68.8

3,645

76.5

  > 34

2,509

10.5

1,635

8.6

874

18.3

 White

8,078

33.8

5,484

28.7

2,594

54.4

<0.001

 Black

2,051

8.6

1,892

9.9

159

3.3

 Pardo/Mixed

13,404

56.1

11,457

59.9

1,947

40.9

 Yellow

257

1.1

202

1.1

55

1.2

 Indigenous

99

0.4

89

0.5

10,0

0.2

 Live with a partner

19,440

81.4

15,177

79.4

4,263

89.5

<0.001

 Do not live with a partner

4,431

18.6

3,931

20.6

500

10.5

  ≤ 7

6,363

26.5

6,197

32.4

166

3.5

<0.001

 8 to 10

6,104

25.6

5,604

29.3

500

10.5

 11 to 14

9,310

39.0

6,790

35.5

2,520

52.9

  ≥ 15

2,112

8.9

535

2.8

1,577

33.1

 0

11,208

46.9

8,569

44.8

2,639

55.4

<0.001

 1

7,015

29.4

5,405

28.3

1,610

33.8

  ≥ 2

5,671

23.7

5,155

26.9

516

10.8

 0

7,571

59.7

6,885

65.2

686

32.2

<0.001

 1

3,905

30.8

2,689

25.5

1,216

57.2

  ≥ 2

1,211

9.5

986

9.3

225

10.6

 Single

23,610

98.8

18,936

99.0

4,674

98.1

<0.001

 Multiple

284

1.2

192

1.0

92

1.9

 yes

2,729

11.4

2,561

13.4

168

3.5

<0.001

 no

21,165

88.6

16,568

86.6

4,597

96.5

 yes

13,458

56.3

12,618

66.0

840

17.6

<0.001

 no

10,436

43.7

6,511

34.0

3,925

82.4

 Vaginal

11,152

46.7

10,605

55.4

547

11.5

<0.001

 Forceps/Vaccum

347

1.5

317

1.7

30

0.6

 Cesarean

12,395

51.9

8,207

42.9

4,188

87.9

 yes

5,677

23.8

4,487

23.5

1,190

25.0

0.225

 no

18,217

76.2

14,642

76.5

3,575

75.0