Table 1 Sociodemographic profile of first- and last-year healthcare and non-healthcare students (n = 789)
From: Self-medication in university students from the city of Rio Grande, Brazil
Variable | Healthcare | Non-healthcare | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-year | Last-year | First-year | Last-year | ||
Age, n (%) | |||||
> 30 years | 19 (7.1) | 14 (7.9) | 28 (12.8) | 20 (16.1) | 81 (10.3) |
20–30 years | 159 (59.3) | 157 (88.2) | 93 (42.5) | 103 (83.1) | 512 (64.9) |
≤ 19 years | 90 (33.6) | 7 (3.9) | 98 (44.7) | 1 (.8) | 196 (24.8) |
Total | 268 | 178 | 219 | 124 | 789 |
Sex, n (%) | |||||
Female | 188 (70.4) | 112 (63.3) | 133 (61.0) | 58 (46.8) | 491 (62.5) |
Male | 79 (29.6) | 65 (36.7) | 85 (39.0) | 66 (53.2) | 295 (37.5) |
Total | 267 | 177 | 218 | 124 | 786 |
Race, n (%) | |||||
White | 230 (86.8) | 156 (88.6) | 178 (82.4) | 100 (80.6) | 664 (85.0) |
Non-white | 35 (13.2) | 20 (11.4) | 38 (17.6) | 24 (19.4) | 117 (15.0) |
Total | 265 | 176 | 216 | 124 | 781 |
Housing arrangement, n (%) | |||||
Family | 170 (63.4) | 96 (54.2) | 128 (58.4) | 74 (60.2) | 468 (59.5) |
Friends | 53 (19.8) | 33 (18.6) | 43 (19.6) | 30 (24.4) | 159 (20.2) |
Alone | 34 (12.7) | 37 (20.9) | 31 (14.2) | 15 (12.2) | 117 (14.9) |
n/a | 11 (4.1) | 11 (6.2) | 17 (7.8) | 4 (3.3) | 43 (5.5) |
Total | 268 | 177 | 219 | 123 | 787 |
Children, n (%) | |||||
No | 241 (89.9) | 165 (92.7) | 185 (84.5) | 107 (86.3) | 698 (88.5) |
Yes | 18 (6.7) | 12 (6.7) | 28 (12.8) | 14 (11.3) | 72 (9.1) |
Total | 268 | 178 | 219 | 124 | 789 |
Paternal age, n (%) | |||||
37–50 years | 108 (45.2) | 37 (23.3) | 86 (45.5) | 38 (37.3) | 269 (39.0) |
51–89 years | 131 (54.8) | 122 (76.7) | 103 (54.5) | 64 (62.7) | 420 (61.0) |
Total | 239 | 159 | 189 | 102 | 689 |
Maternal age, n (%) | |||||
34–50 years | 162 (63.3) | 70 (40.7) | 129 (62.3) | 52 (44.1) | 413 (54.8) |
51–88 years | 94 (36.7) | 102 (59.3) | 78 (37.7) | 66 (55.9) | 340 (45.2) |
Total | 256 | 172 | 207 | 118 | 753 |
Paternal education, n (%) | |||||
< 8 years | 57 (21.3) | 27 (15.2) | 50 (23.0) | 21 (16.9) | 155 (19.7) |
8–11 years | 118 (44.2) | 80 (44.9) | 89 (41.0) | 61 (49.2) | 348 (44.3) |
> 11 years | 92 (34.5) | 71 (39.9) | 78 (35.9) | 42 (33.9) | 283 (36.0) |
Total | 267 | 178 | 217 | 124 | 786 |
Maternal education, n (%) | |||||
< 8 years | 57 (21.3) | 27 (15.2) | 50 (23.0) | 21 (16.9) | 155 (19.7) |
8–11 years | 92 (34.5) | 71 (39.9) | 78 (35.9) | 42 (33.9) | 283 (36.0) |
> 11 years | 118 (44.2) | 80 (44.9) | 89 (41.0) | 61 (49.2) | 348 (44.3) |
Total | 267 | 178 | 217 | 124 | 786 |