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Table 4 Statistical summary of variables (cough survey)

From: Drivers of respiratory health care demand in Acre state, Brazilian Amazon: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Whole sample

Only children

Mean (SD)

Min-max

Mean (SD)

Min-max

Sought medical care

0.33 (0.47)

0–1

0.38 (0.49)

0–1

Cough duration

10.36 (12.95)

1–120

9.22 (8.46)

1–60

Cough caused extreme pain

0.23 (0.42)

0–1

0.25 (0.43)

0–1

Age

27.67 (21.92)

1–81

9.44 (4.66)

1–17

Age squared

1243.24 (1588.51)

1–6561

110.52 (89.25)

1–289

Female

0.52 (0.5)

0–1

0.54 (0.5)

0–1

Ever had lung disease

0.3 (0.46)

0–1

0.28 (0.45)

0–1

Years of schooling

7.57 (4.29)

0–15

7.99 (4.25)

0–15

Household income (log.)

7.2 (0.99)

0–9.85

7.2 (0.84)

5.02–9.11

Household size

4.49 (1.85)

1–11

5.2 (1.92)

2–11

Has time to seek health care

0.76 (0.43)

0–1

0.79 (0.41)

0–1

Poor

0.47 (0.5)

0–1

0.56 (0.5)

0–1

Has health insurance

0.09 (0.29)

0–1

0.08 (0.27)

0–1

Time to health unit

14.38 (14.25)

1–100

15.38 (15.31)

2–100

Waiting time in the health unit

89.27 (84.24)

1–600

92.99 (90.82)

1–600

Resorts to nonprofessional care

0.05 (0.23)

0–1

0.71 (0.46)

 

Cough occurred in the dry season

0.34 (0.47)

0–1

  

Female * household size

2.48 (2.8)

0–11

  

Mother answered

  

0.71 (0.46)

0–1

Father answered

  

0.1 (0.3)

0–1

  1. Observations amounted to 168 and, in the case of children-only, 89