Table 1 Population Characteristics by survey year, Brazil 1998, 2003, 2008
From: Horizontal equity in health care utilization in Brazil, 1998–2008
1998 | 2003 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean) | 28.42 | 29.76† | 31.67†‡ |
Female (%) | 51.02 | 51.22 | 51.34 |
Schooling <3 years (%) | 46.21 | 39.67† | 34.78†‡ |
4-7 years (%) | 27.61 | 26.57 | 23.91†‡ |
8-10 years (%) | 11.58 | 13.28† | 14.58†‡ |
11-14 years (%) | 11.05 | 16.16† | 20.90†‡ |
>14 years (%) | 3.55 | 4.32† | 5.84†‡ |
Literate (%) | 75.68 | 79.08† | 82.17†‡ |
Urban residence (%) | 79.57 | 84.26† | 83.75† |
Mean family income (reais) | 906.09 | 1207.19† | 1904.30†‡ |
Private health plan (%) | 24.45 | 24.46 | 25.89†‡ |
Poor/very poor self-rated health (%) | 20.89 | 21.42† | 22.72†‡ |
Covered by the Family Health Strategy (FHS) (%) | n/a | n/a | 50.93 |
One or more physical functioning limitation (%) | 7.04 | 7.17 | 8.51†‡ |
At least one chronic condition (%) | 31.61 | 29.89† | 31.32‡ |
Two or more chronic conditions (%) | 14.0 | 12.38† | 13.14† |
At least one doctor visit in past 12 months (%) | 54.69 | 62.82† | 67.68†‡ |
Hospitalized at least once in the past 12 months (%) | 6.94 | 7.01 | 7.11 |
Has a usual source of care (%) | 71.22 | 79.27† | 73.64†‡ |
Any health services use in the past 2 weeks (%) | 12.99 | 14.59† | 14.50† |
At least one dental visit in the past 12 months (%) | 33.15 | 38.74† | 40.20†‡ |
Total n (unweighted) | 344,975 | 384,834 | 391,868 |