Hunger and its associated factors in the western Brazilian Amazon: a population-based study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of heads of households (n = 557) with children under 5 years of age in a municipality in the western Brazilian Amazon, 2019

Variables	N	%	95% CI
Sex
Female	221	39.68	35.68–43.81
Male	336	60.32	56.18–64.31
Age group
15–24 years	63	11.31	8.92–14.22
25–35 years	188	33.75	29.93–37.79
36–59 years	240	43.09	39.01–47.25
> 60 years	66	11.85	9.41–14.81
Skin color
White	50	8.98	6.86–11.65
Non-White	507	91.02	88.34–93.13
Marital status
With spouse	373	66.97	62.93–70.75
Without spouse	184	33.03	24.76–32.26
Schooling
< 7 years	252	45.24	41.13–49.41
> 8 to < 14 years	213	38.24	34.28–42.36
> 15 years	92	16.52	13.65–19.84
Occupation—head of household
Formal work	136	24.42	21.01–28.16
Informal work	421	75.58	71.83–78.98
Family income
< monthly minimum wage	376	67.50	63.48–71.27
> monthly minimum wage	181	32.50	28.72–36.51

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