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Table 2 Characteristics of the Primary Sample Units - mean, frequency, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) and minimum and maximum

From: Household food diversity and nutritional status among adults in Brazil

Demographics and socioeconomics characteristics

Mean or frequency (95% CI)

Minimum- maximum

Number of households (mean)

10.0

(9.9-10.1)

4.0-21.0

Number of individuals (mean)

35.8

(35.1-36.5)

7.0-93.0

Per capita household income (mean in U$)

201.3

(188.1-214.4)

17.1-1743.7

Age of the head of the family (mean)

46.4

(45.9-46.8)

27.6-68.1

Years of schooling of the head of the family (mean)

6.6

(6.4-6.8)

0.2-16.3

Frequency of household (%) with at least 1 child

37.9

(36.7-39.1)

0.0-100

Frequency of household (%) with at least 1 adolescent

43.5

(42.4-44.6)

0.0-100

Frequency of household (%) with at least 1 elderly member

17.9

(16.9-18.8)

0.0-90.0

Anthropometric characteristics

  

Frequency (%) of adults with underweight

3.5

(3.2-3.7)

0.0-40.0

Frequency (%) of adults with overweight

26.5

(25.8-27.2)

0.0-75.0

Frequency (%) of adults with obesity

10.1

(9.6-10.6)

0.0-66.7

  1. Brazil - urban area, 2002-2003.