Table 1 Sociodemografic and general health characteristics of community health workers, Brazil, 2011
Variables | Community health workers % |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Men | 10.8 |
Women | 89.2 |
Education (years of study) | |
Up to 8 years | 7.8 |
9 to 11 years | 79.6 |
12 years or more | 12.6 |
Age | |
18 to 29 years old | 28.3 |
30 to 49 years old | 61.3 |
50 years or more | 10.4 |
Skin Color* | |
White | 39.0 |
Non-white | 61.0 |
Marital status | |
Single | 24.2 |
Married/Living with partners | 66.9 |
Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 8.9 |
Self-report of health | |
Bad or very bad | 20.1 |
Good or very good | 79.9 |
Smoking | |
Yes | 7.4 |
No | 92.6 |