Variable | Year | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 (%) | 2003 (%) | 2008 (%) | p-value | |
Gender: Female | 55.6 | 56.0 | 56.1 | 0.274 |
Age (years) | ||||
60-69 | 57.3 | 55.5 | 55.4 | <0.001 |
70-79 | 30.7 | 32.1 | 31.0 | Â |
80+ | 12.0 | 12.3 | 13.5 | Â |
Schooling (years) | ||||
Illiterate | 41.5 | 37.2 | 32.8 | <0.001 |
1 to 3 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 19.7 | Â |
4 or more | 36.7 | 41.6 | 47.5 | Â |
Self-declared skin colour: white | 61.0 | 59.2 | 55.6 | <0.001 |
Family Income in Brazilian minimum wages (tertile) | ||||
First | 42.1 | 45.3 | 43.5 | <0.001 |
Second | 19.6 | 21.5 | 24.2 | Â |
Third | 38.8 | 33.1 | 32.1 | Â |
Household Composition: live alone | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | <0.001 |
Diabetes | 10.3 | 13.0 | 16.0 | <0.001 |
Hypertension | 44.1 | 49.0 | 53.4 | <0.001 |
One or more self-reported chronic diseasea | 69.2 | 60.3 | 58.2 | <0.001 |
Number of physician visits in the last 12Â months | ||||
None | 27.8 | 21.8 | 18.7 | <0.001 |
1-3 | 39.1 | 38.3 | 39.4 | Â |
4 or more | 33.1 | 39.8 | 41.9 | Â |
One or more hospitalizations in the last 12Â months | 13.7 | 12.7 | 12.3 | <0.001 |