Table 1 Characteristics of the sample, by city: São Paulo (n = 2159); Rio de Janeiro (n = 1072)
From: Resilience to trauma in the two largest cities of Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Variables | São Paulo | Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | Â | Â |
Female | 1205 (55.8) | 597 (55.7) |
Male | 954 (44.2) | 475 (44.3) |
Age group (years) | Â | Â |
15-24 | 399 (18.5) | 171 (16.0) |
25-34 | 619 (28.8) | 220 (20.5) |
35-44 | 439 (20.3) | 221 (20.6) |
45-54 | 333 (15.4) | 206 (19.2) |
55-64 | 234 (10.8) | 140 (13.1) |
65-75 | 135 (6.2) | 114 (10.6) |
Ethnic group | Â | Â |
White | 970 (45.0) | 457 (42.7) |
Black | 295 (13.7) | 205 (19.2) |
Mixed-race | 811 (37.6) | 365 (34.1) |
Asian | 50 (2.3) | 23 (2.1) |
Indigenous | 19 (0.9) | 15 (1.4) |
Other | 12 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) |
Education (years) | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 70 (3.2) | 14 (1.3) |
1-4 | 397 (18.4) | 124 (11.6) |
5-8 | 597 (27.7) | 246 (22.9) |
9-12 | 832 (38.5) | 453 (42.3) |
13 or more | 263 (12.2) | 235 (21.9) |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Single | 585 (27.1) | 314 (29.3) |
Married | 1253 (58.0) | 577 (53.8) |
Widowed | 108 (5.0) | 64(6.0) |
Divorced | 213 (9.9) | 117 (10.9) |
Family income (minimum wage) a | Â | Â |
Less than 2 | 780 (40.3) | 280 (29.8) |
2 - 3.9 | 593 (30.6) | 319 (33.9) |
4 or more | 565 (29.1) | 342 (36.3) |
Working (yes) | 1341 (62.1) | 641 (59.8) |
Religion | Â | Â |
Catholic | 1299 (60.6) | 573 (53.8) |
Spiritism | 94 (4.4) | 94 (8.8) |
Evangelical | 531 (24.7) | 270 (25.4) |
Other | 41 (1.9) | 24 (2.3) |
Spirituality without religion | 151 (7.0) | 80 (7.5) |
Atheist | 30 (1.4) | 23 (2.2) |
Migration (yes) | 1142 (52.9) | 330 (30.8) |
Parental mental disorders | 137 (6.4) | 87 (8.1) |
Childhood traumatic event | Â | Â |
None | 1374 (63.6) | 652 (60.8) |
Trauma not physical or sexual | 608 (26.2) | 315 (29.4) |
Physical abuse | 132 (6.1) | 76 (7.1) |
Sexual abuse | 45 (2.1) | 29 (2.7) |