Table 1 Descriptive analysis of characteristics of the 399 municipalities that had at least 1 beneficiary from lawsuits in health in Minas Gerais from 1999 to 2009
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Number of beneficiaries 1999–2009 | ||
 1–2 | 207 | 51.9 |
  > 3 | 192 | 48.1 |
 Mean (SD) | 15.25 (102.78) | – |
 Median | 2 | – |
 Min – Max | 1–1,920 | – |
 Percentile 25 | 1 | – |
 Percentile 75 | 6 | – |
Resident population 2010 | ||
 0–14,661 | 200 | 50.1 |
  > 14,661 | 199 | 49.9 |
 Mean (SD) | 40,719.42 (134,843.954) | – |
 Median | 14,661 | – |
 Min – Max | 1,210–2,375,151 | – |
 Percentile 25 | 7,173 | – |
 Percentile 75 | 31,883 | – |
IVS 2010 | ||
 0–0.322 | 298 | 74.7 |
  > 0.323 | 101 | 25.3 |
 Mean (SD) | 0.2863 (0.0785) | – |
 Median | 0.271 | – |
 Min – Max | 0.158–0.56 | – |
 Percentile 25 | 0.229 | – |
 Percentile 75 | 0.324 | – |
IDHm 2010 | ||
 high – very high | 177 | 44.4 |
 low – medium | 222 | 55.6 |
 Mean (SD) | 0.69024 (0.0785) | – |
 Median | 0.693 | – |
 Min – Max | 0.536–0.813 | – |
 Percentile 25 | 0.661 | – |
 Percentile 75 | 0.723 | – |