Table 1 Demographic characteristics of females residing in the states of São Paulo and Pernambuco–Brazilian National Health Survey (PNS), 2013 (N = 2,924)
Characteristic | Total | São Paulo | Pernambuco | X2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 2,924 | N = 1,940 | N = 984 | p-value | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age (years) | 0.1425 | |||
15 to 19 | 149 (5.1) | 94 (4.9) | 55 (5.6) | |
20 to 29 | 780 (26.7) | 496 (25.6) | 284 (28.9) | |
30 to 39 | 1112 (38.0) | 745 (38.4) | 367 (37.3) | |
40 to 49 | 883 (30.2) | 605 (31.2) | 278 (28.3) | |
Marital Status | <0.0001* | |||
Currently married | 1198 (41.0) | 848 (43.7) | 350 (35.6) | |
Living with partner | 526 (18.0) | 302 (15.6) | 224 (22.8) | |
Separated, divorced, or widowed | 292 (10.0) | 202 (10.4) | 90 (9.2) | |
Single | 908 (31.1) | 588 (30.3) | 320 (35.5) | |
Experienced any type of violence by known person in last 12 monthsa | 0.0090* | |||
Yes | 97 (3.5) | 52 (2.8) | 45 (4.7) | |
No | 2705 (96.5) | 1796 (97.2) | 909 (954) |