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Table 1 Mean and standard deviation for age, years of schooling and possession of consumer goods according to racial classification and gender

From: Comparison between two race/skin color classifications in relation to health-related outcomes in Brazil

Racial classification

Women

Men

 

Age (years)

Years of schooling

Consumer goods

Age (years)

Years of schooling

Consumer goods

Race/color (IBGE)

      

White

42.3 (16.4)

8.1 (8.8)

5.4 (2.4)

42.8 (16.7)

8.4 (9.4)

5.5 (2.4)

Brown

40.5 (15.5)

6.4 (7.9)

4.1 (2.1)

41.6 (16.2)

6.4 (8.2)

4.0 (2.2)

Black

41.0 (16.3)

6.4 (9.5)

3.9 (2.2)

40.1 (16.1)

5.9 (7.3)

3.7 (2.1)

Total

2654

2654

2626

2074

2074

2051

Color scale

      

   1

45.2 (16.7)

6.3 (4.9)

5.0 (2.2)

46.9 (18.9)

6.6 (5.5)

4.7 (2.1)

   2

42.8 (16.8)

7.4 (8.4)

5.1 (2.5)

44.3 (17.1)

7.2 (8.3)

5.0 (2.4)

   3

41.8 (16.5)

7.8 (8.0)

5.2 (2.5)

43.6 (16.4)

7.9 (9.1)

5.2 (2.5)

   4

41.6 (15.9)

7.7 (8.6)

4.9 (2.4)

42.6 (16.6)

7.7 (8.7)

5.1 (2.4)

   5

40.2 (15.3)

7.2 (7.7)

4.8 (2.3)

40.6 (16.1)

7.0 (6.9)

4.8 (2.3)

   6

38.5 (14.7)

7.5 (9.7)

4.6 (2.4)

39.7 (15.2)

8.7 (11.7)

4.6 (2.4)

   7

40.7 (15.6)

7.1 (7.8)

4.4 (2.1)

37.9 (15.4)

6.7 (4.5)

4.3 (2.2)

   8

41.0 (16.0)

7.1 (10.9)

3.9 (2.3)

44.2 (17.8)

5.5 (5.0)

4.0 (2.5)

   9

43.7 (16.6)

7.0 (13.6)

4.3 (2.2)

40.1 (14.6)

4.3 (5.7)

2.8 (1.9)

   10

42.0 (16.3)

4.7 (3.6)

3.7 (2.0)

43.3 (17.7)

4.6 (3.6)

3.7 (1.9)

Total

2586

2586

2560

2026

2026

2003