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Table 1 Characteristics of samples in the national Brazilian Surveillance System of Protective and Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases Telephone Survey (VIGITEL), 2006-2012

From: Time trends of physical activity and television viewing time in Brazil: 2006-2012

Indicators

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Interviewed

54,369

54,251

54,353

54,367

54,339

54,144

45,448

Females (%)

53.9

53.9

53.9

53.9

53.9

53.9

53.9

Mean age (SD)

40.1 (16.2)

40.3 (16.2)

40.5 (16.2)

40.8 (16.1)

40.9 (16.3)

41.1 (16.3)

41.3 (16.4)

0-4 years of schooling (%)

21.6

20.4

19.4

18.0

16.8

17.2

16.1

Response rate (%)

90.9

92.3

94.2

97.0

97.7

97.8

94.1