Table 1 Variables according to the CMHC
Variable name | Abbreviation | Description/ expected signal | Data source | Dimension according to the CMHC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neonatal mortality rate | NMR | The ratio of the children who died during the first 28 days of life and those born alive in a given year | Ministry of Health/DATASUS | Dependent |
Infant mortality rate | IMR | The ratio of children who died under-one-year of age to those born alive in a given year | Ministry of Health/DATASUS | Dependent |
Under-five mortality rate | U5MR | The ratio of children who died under-five-years of age to those born alive in a given year | Ministry of Health/DATASUS | Dependent |
Employment rate | OCC | The ratio between the total of employed population aged 10 years or more (occupation rate) and the total of the economically active population | IBGE/PNAD Survey | External 1 |
Income per capita (Real GDP) | RGDP | Deflated Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) of a state divided by its number of inhabitants in a given year | IBGE/PNAD Survey | External 1 |
Household income according to minimum wage strata | IS_A to IS_F | The ratio between the income measured in terms of the minimum wage earned by households and the total households in the state | IBGE/PNAD Survey | Intermediate |
Bolsa Família program | BFP | The proportion between the families followed up by the BFP and the number of families to follow in a given year | Ministry of Health/DATASUS | External 1 |
Fertility rate | FR | The ratio between live births in a given year and the total female population at reproductive age (between 15 and 49 years) | Ministry of Health/DATASUS | Intermediate |
Safe water supply | WCT | The proportion of total households with access to safe water supply service in relation to the total households in the state in a given year | IBGE/PNAD Survey | Intermediate |
Sewage services | SWT | The proportion of total households with access to sewage services in relation to the total households in the state in a given year | IBGE/PNAD Survey | Intermediate |
Quality of prenatal care | LBPRE | The proportion of live births by the state in a given year by the number of prenatal visits of women at reproductive age in the state in a given year | Ministry of Health/DATASUS | External 2 |
Access to health professionals | MEDEN | The sum of the average number of physicians plus the average number of nurses in a given year divided by thousand inhabitants living in a state | Ministry of Health/DATASUS | External 2 |