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Table 3 Distribution of adults regarding the individual and collective empowerment and independent variables

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

Independent variables

Individual Empowerment (%)

Collective Empowerment (%)

Did not participate/Feels unable

Did not participate/Feels able

Participate/ Feels able

Deff

Unlikely + neither likely nor unlikely

Likely

Deff

Sociodemographic

       

Sex

       

 Male

17.31

64.87

17.83

 

37.40

62.60

 

 Female

24.58

57.30

18.12

1.20

36.47

63.53

1.25

Age

       

 35 and 39

21.47

60.30

18.23

 

36.23

63.77

 

 40 and 44

22.90

59.29

17.80

1.55

38.04

61.96

0.54

Years of study

       

 ≤4

29.86

58.15

11.99

 

36.63

63.37

 

 5 a 11

17.29

60.78

21.93

 

37.48

62.52

 

 ≥12

13.60

62.46

23,93

1.77

36.65

63.35

1.06

Skin color

       

 Brown, Black, Asian, and Indigenous

21.75

61.45

16.80

 

38.85

61.15

 

 White

23.56

57.71

18.73

1.15

34.47

65.53

0.65

Marital status

       

 No companion

22.42

57.34

20.24

 

35.63

64.37

 

 With companion

22.07

60.64

17.29

1.95

40.92

59.08

1.41

Religion

       

 No religion

32.09

55.08

12.83

 

46.79

53.21

 

 Catholic

21.47

61.96

16.57

 

31.05

68.95

 

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

20.70

58.38

20.92

2.01

41.33

58.67

1.27

Lifestyle

       

Physical activity

       

 No

26.29

57.67

16.05

 

39.35

60.65

 

 Little

20.08

61.49

18.43

 

38.31

61.69

 

 Much

10.28

65.52

24.20

1.56

29.19

70.81

1.08

Smoke cigarettes

       

 Much

17.13

59.39

23.48

 

40.02

59.98

 

 Little

22.12

54.77

23.11

 

41.14

58.86

 

 No

22.77

60.42

16.81

1.33

36.34

63.66

1.73

Consumption of alcoholic beverages

       

 Much

32.51

46.68

20.81

 

52.55

47.45

 

 Little

17.87

66.88

15.25

 

39.06

60.94

 

 No

23.74

56.80

19.46

1.94

34.81

65.19

1.14

Health Conditions

       

General Health Perception

       

 Very bad/bad

18.52

62.36

19.12

 

34.93

65.07

 

 Regular

30.67

52.72

16.61

 

42.54

57.46

 

 Very good/good

26.57

63.31

10.11

1.21

37.08

62.92

1.21

Have a health problem that causes pain

       

 Yes

28.32

54.43

17.25

 

37.40

62.60

 

 No

18.10

63.69

18.21

1.94

36.99

63.01

0.95

Ability to handle the stress of every day life

       

 No

42.95

47.23

9.82

 

44.34

55.66

 

 Little

30.35

54.25

15.40

 

35.58

64.42

 

 Much

15.56

63.79

20.65

2.25

37.04

62.96

1.92

Relax and enjoy leisure time

       

 No

38.94

45.50

15.56

 

37.33

62.67

 

 Little

25.63

57.84

16.53

 

34.80

65.20

 

 Much

16.45

64.28

19.27

1.52

38.45

61.55

2.21

Toothache in the last three months

       

 Yes

25.18

57.68

17.14

 

36.41

63.59

 

 No

21.19

60.50

18.31

1.25

37.34

62.66

1.25

Per capita income (average,, EP)

404,79 (50,17)

421,89 (55,46)

432,74 (50,68)

-

410,71 (58,75)

428,73 (48,2)

-

Time to live in the same location (Average, EP)

14,91 (0,68)

13,84 (0,63)

15,19 (1,64)

-

13,13 (0,90)

15,01 (0,83)

-

DMFT (Average, EP)

18,36 (0,38)

16,54 (0,32)

16,77 (0,74)

-

17,08 (0,66)

16,83 (0,31)

-