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Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of road traffic injuries according to the National Health Survey. Brazil, 2013

From: Regional disparities in road traffic injuries and their determinants in Brazil, 2013

Variable

Total N = 60,198

Road traffic injury N = 1,840a

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

Sex

 Female

52.9

(52.5; 53.3)

31.1

(29.0; 33.2)

 Male

47.1

(46.7; 47.5)

68.9

(66.8; 71.0)

Age (years)

 18–29

26,1

(25,7; 26.4)

43.3

(41.1; 45.6)

 30–39

21.6

(21.3; 22.0)

28.6

(26.6; 30.7)

 40–59

34,2

(33,9; 34.6)

22.2

(20.4; 24.2)

  > = 60

18,1

(17.8; 18.4)

5.8

(4.8; 7.0)

 Race/Skin color

 White

48.1

(47.7; 48.5)

41.7

(39.4; 44)

 Brown

42.6

(42.2; 43.0)

47.4

(45.1; 49.7)

 Black

9.3

(9.1; 9.6)

11.0

(9.5; 12.4)

Education

    

 College or higher

12.7

(12.5; 13.0)

11.5

(10.1; 13.1)

 High school

32.8

(32.4; 33.2)

38.9

(36.7; 41.1)

 Elementary school

15.5

(15.2; 15.8)

30.9

(28.8; 33.0)

 Lower than elementary school

38.9

(38.5; 39.3)

18.8

(17.0; 20.6)

Married/Partner

 Yes

61.2

(60.8; 61.6)

54.3

(52.0; 56.6)

 No

38.8

(38.4; 39.2)

45.7

(43.4; 48.0)

Current drinker

 No

73.5

(73.1; 73.8)

57.2

(55.0; 59.5)

 Yes

26.5

(26.2; 26.9)

41.8

(40.5; 45.0)

Binge-drinking

 No

86.3

(86.1; 86.6)

72.9a

(70.8; 74.9)

 Yes

13.7

(13.4; 13.9)

27.1

(25.1; 29.2)

Drinking and driving

 Yes

24.3

(23.5; 25.1)

36.9

(33.3; 40.5)

 No

75.7

(74.9; 76.5)

63.1

(59.5; 66.7)

  1. a1604 individuals self-reported just one road traffic injury episode in the last 12 months