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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the total population aged 20 or older (%), Brazil 1998–2013

From: Time trends in adult chronic disease inequalities by education in Brazil: 1998–2013

Population characteristics

Survey-year

1998

2003

2008

2013

Education

 No education

18.72

16.03

13.72

15.42

 Primary or incomplete secondary

58.89

55.73

50.71

41.05

 Secondary

12.85

17.13

22.16

25.71

 Some college or more

9.54

11.11

13.41

17.81

Age

 25–49

67.53

66.16

63.67

59.34

 50–94

32.47

33.84

36.33

40.66

Sex

 Male

47.42

47.16

47.09

46.71

 Female

52.58

52.84

52.91

53.29

Race

    

White

57.45

54.89

50.79

48.23

Non-White

42.56

45.11

49.22

51.77

Proxy

 No

56.4

56.73

64.81

31.58

 Yes

43.6

43.27

35.19

68.42

Region

 North

4.15

4.98

7.00

7.10

 Northeast

26.05

25.92

25.67

26.18

 Midwest

6.78

7.12

7.26

7.31

 Southeast

46.86

46.22

44.97

44.44

 South

16.17

15.76

15.10

14.97

Health Insurance

 No

72.01

71.88

71.02

68.61

 Yes

27.99

28.12

28.98

31.99

  1. All percentages shown are weighted taking into account the sampling complex design of each survey. Data for 1998–2008 come from PNAD and for 2013 from PNS