From: Perceptions of the population regarding generic drugs in Brazil: a nationwide survey
Brazilian populationa | Participants | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Total | 190 755 799 | - | 5000 | - |
Gender | ||||
Male | 93 406 990 | 49.0 | 2433 | 48.7 |
Female | 97 348 809 | 51.0 | 2567 | 51.3 |
Age (years) | ||||
15 to 34 | 67 084 990 | 46.3 | 2430 | 48.6 |
35 to 64 | 63 657 038 | 44.0 | 2097 | 41.9 |
≥65 | 14 081 477 | 9.7 | 473 | 9.5 |
Region | ||||
North | 15 864 454 | 8.3 | 415 | 8.3 |
Northeast | 53 081 950 | 27.8 | 1390 | 27.8 |
Midwest | 14 058 094 | 7.4 | 370 | 7.4 |
Southeast | 80 364 410 | 42.1 | 2105 | 42.1 |
South | 27 386 891 | 14.4 | 720 | 14.4 |
Race | ||||
White | 91 051 646 | 47.7 | 2009 | 40.2 |
Nonwhite | 99 697 545 | 52.3 | 2991 | 59.8 |
Marital status b | ||||
Single | 89 653 403 | 55.3 | 2053 | 41.1 |
Married | 56 435 253 | 34.8 | 1632 | 32.6 |
Living common law | _ | 810 | 16.2 | |
Widowed | 8 063 404 | 5.0 | 240 | 4.8 |
Divorced/Separated | 7 829 238 | 4.8 | 233 | 4.7 |
Did not answer | - | - | 32 | 0.6 |
Family income (minimum wages) b | ||||
Less than 2 (US$ 627.78) | 75 073 409 | 46.3 | 2615 | 52.3 |
From 2 – 10 | 24 140 811 | 14.9 | 2079 | 41.6 |
More than 10 (US$3,138.89) | 2 686 709 | 1.7 | 218 | 4.4 |
Did not answer | - | - | 88 | 1.7 |
Was taking or had taken GD in the past three months | ||||
Yes | - | - | 2230 | 44.6 |