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Table 1 Characterization of the sample according to the independent variables investigated

From: Individual and collective empowerment and associated factors among Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional study

 

Totala % (95 % IC)

Sociodemographic

 

Sex (n = 1150)

 

 Male

33.37 (18.90–47.84)

 Female

66.63 (52.16–81.10)

Age (n = 1150)

 

 35 e 39

52.30 (48.06–56.54)

 40 e 44

47.70 (43.46–51.94)

Years of study (n = 1144)

 

 ≤4

41.15 (33.27–49.02)

 5 a 11

50.58 (43.99–57.17)

 ≥12

8.27 (5.10–11.45)

Skin color (n = 1067)

 

 Brown, Black, Asian, and Indigenous

72.75 (67.95–77.55)

 White

27.25 (22.45–32.05)

Marital status (n = 1143)

 

 No companion

28.51 (24.71–32.31)

 With companion

71.49 (67.69–75.29)

Religion (n = 1128)

 

 No religion

9.20 (5.25–13.15)

 Catholic

48.99 (38.31–59.68)

 Other Religions (Protestant/evangelicals/spiritualist/Jehovah’s witness)

41.81 (34.31–49.30)

Lifestyle

 

Physical activity (n = 1095)

 

 No

61.95 (53.97–69.93)

 Little

20.02 (15.25–24.80)

 Much

18.08 (13.99–22.07)

Smoke cigarettes (n = 1096)

 

 Much

10.91 (7.9913.82)

 Little

9.38 (8.06–10.70)

 No

79.71 (76.56–82.85)

Consumption of alcoholic beverages (n = 1093)

 

 Much

5.7 (4.19–7.28)

 Little

33.13 (26.38–39.89)

 No

61.13 (55.09–67.17)

Health Conditions

 

General Health Perception (n = 1148)

 

 Very bad/bad

68.49 (60.15–76.83)

 Regular

26.80 (20.44–33.15)

 Very good/good

4.75 (2.23–7.19)

Have a health problem that causes pain (n = 1090)

 

 Yes

40.46 (35.19–45.73)

 No

59.54 (54.27–64.81)

Ability to handle the stress of every day life (n = 1121)

 

 No

8.52 (6.39–10.66)

 Little

28.51 (25.11–31.91)

 Much

62.97 (58.66–67.28)

Relax and enjoy leisure time (n = 1129)

 

 No

13.46 (11.54–15.38)

 Little

29.89 (26.03–33.75)

 Much

56.65 (52.27–61.03)

Toothache in the last three months (n = 1116)

 

 Yes

24.10 (20.95–27.63)

 No

75.90 (72.74–79.05)