Table 1

Basic description of the study population and comparison with the 2010 Census data

TotalsBaependi studyCensus
N (%)N (%)
Sex (data representing 2239/2239 individuals)
 Male977 (43.6)9175 (50)
 Female1262 (56.4)9132 (50)
Age over 18 (data representing 2239/2239 individuals
 18 to 1987 (3.9)623 (3.4)
 20 to 24204 (9.1)1460 (8)
 25 to 29219 (9.8)1454 (7.9)
 30 to 39395 (17.6)2549 (13.9)
 40 to 49419 (18.7)2646 (14.5)
 50 to 59412 (18.4)2158 (11.8)
 60 and over503 (22.5)2606 (14.2)
Place of Birth (data representing 1893/2239 individuals)
 South-East Brazil1826 (99.3)18121 (99)
 Brazil1893 (100)18307 (100)
Education (data representing 2235/2239 individuals)
No schooling
 Illiterate115 (5.1)-
 literate106 (4.7)-
Schooling (years)
 1 to 4712 (31.9)-
 5 to 8 (end of Primary schooling)412 (18.4)-
 9 to 11 (end of secondary schooling)583 (26.1)-
 >11156 (7.0)-
 Finished University151 (6.8)-
Employment status (data representing 2229/2239 individuals
 Employed1198 (53.7)*
 Seeking employment76 (3.4)*
 Economically inactive955 (42.8)*
Ethnicity (data representing 2232/2239 individuals)
 White1711 (76.7)13 669 (74.7)
 Black124 (5.6)1032 (5.6)
 Mixed384 (17.2)3554 (19.4)
 Asian12 (0.54)46 (0.3)
 Indigenous1 (0.04)6 (0.03)
  • Table shows baseline data compared with census data.

  • *Numbers are not comparable due to the exclusion of individuals below 18 years of age from the study.