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Table 2 Distribution of adults regarding the categories of individual and collective empowerment

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

 

Number

Percent

95 % IC

Individual empowerment

   

Did not participate in community activities, feels unable to make decisions that change the course of life

241

22.15

17.80–26.50

Did not participate in community activities, feel able to make a decision that changes the course of life

633

59.82

56.44–63.21

Participated in community activities, feels able to make decisions that change the course of life

178

18.03

13.37–22.68.

Total

1052a

  

Collective empowerment

   

Unlikely collective cooperation + nor likely, nor unlikely

421

37.09

31.14–43.04

Likely collective cooperation

662

62.91

56.96–68.86

Total

1083b

  
  1. aLoss of 98 individuals: 52 excluded because they answered less than 21 questions of the WHOQOL + 37 who answered participate in community activities and feel unable to make decisions that change the course of life + 9 adults did not answer the questions giving rise to individual empowerment variable. bLoss of 67 individuals: 52 excluded because they answered less than 21 questions of the WHOQOL + 15 adults did not answer the question giving rise to collective empowerment variable