Table 3 Individual characteristics of the participants
Characteristic | Total n (%) | NH | B/CM | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.34 |
 Female | 220 (53.4) | 145 (51.8) | 75 (56.8) |  |
 Male | 192 (46.6) | 135 (48.2) | 57 (43.2) |  |
Age group |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Adolescent (15–17 years) | 129 (31.3) | 109 (38.9) | 20 (15.1) |  |
 Young adult (18–29 years) | 169 (41.0) | 115 (41.1) | 54 (40.9) |  |
 Adult (30–44 years) | 63 (15.3) | 30 (10.7) | 33 (25.0) |  |
 Middle-aged adult (24–59 years) | 40 (9.7) | 23 (8.2) | 17 (12.9) |  |
 Seniors (≥ 60 years) | 11 (2.7) | 3 (1.1) | 8 (6.1) |  |
Status in the home in relation to head of household |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Head of household (HOH) | 159 (38.6) | 79 (28.2) | 80 (60.6) |  |
 Partner | 32 (7.8) | 27 (9.6) | 5 (3.8) |  |
 Child or step-child | 183 (44.4) | 140 (50.0) | 43 (32.6) |  |
 Parent or parent-in-law | 6 (1.5) | 6 (2.1) | 0 |  |
 Grandchild or great-grandchild | 18 (4.4) | 16 (5.7) | 2 (1.5) |  |
 Sibling | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.8) | 0 |  |
 Other relative | 9 (2.2) | 7 (2.5) | 2 (1.5) |  |
Educational attainment |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No formal education | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.8) | 0 |  |
 Complete elementary school | 23 (5.6) | 16 (5.7) | 7 95.3) |  |
 Incomplete middle school | 97 (23.5) | 76 (27.1) | 21 (15.9) |  |
 Complete middle school | 65 (15.8) | 50 (17.9) | 15 (11.4) |  |
 Incomplete high school | 100 (24.3) | 69 (24.6) | 31 (23.5) |  |
 Complete high school | 72 (17.5) | 38 (13.6) | 34 (25.8) |  |
 Higher level education | 1 (0.24) | 0 | 1 (0.8) |  |
Currently studying | Â | Â | Â | 0.04 |
 Yes | 147 (35.7) | 109 (38.9) | 38 (28.8) |  |
 No | 265 (64.32) | 171 (61.1) | 94 (71.2) |  |
Economically active during the last month |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Yes | 160 (38.8) | 89 (31.8) | 71 (53.8) |  |
 No | 241 (58.5) | 180 (64.3) | 61 (46.2) |  |
 Never worked | 11 (2.7) | 11 (3.9) | 0 |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 Catholic | 111 (26.9) | 72 (25.7) | 39 (29.5) |  |
 Protestant, Pentecostal, or Evangelical | 153 (37.1) | 97 (34.6) | 56 (42.4) |  |
 Spiritism or Kardecist | 4 (1.0) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.8) |  |
 Umbanda or Candomblé (African origin) | 9 (2.2) | 3 (1.1) | 6 (4.6) |  |
 No religion | 134 (32.5) | 104 (37.1) | 30 (22.7) |  |
 Unanswered | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.4) | 0 |  |
Importance of religious beliefs | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 Very important | 131 (31.8) | 77 (27.5) | 54 (40.9) |  |
 Important | 114 (27.7) | 75 (26.8) | 39 (29.6) |  |
 A little important | 24 (5.8) | 16 (5.7) | 8 (6.1) |  |
 Not important | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.8) | 0 |  |
 Unanswered | 7 (1.7) | 6 (2.1) | 1 (0.8) |  |
 Not applicable | 131 (31.8) | 101 (36.1) | 30 (22.7) |  |