Brazilian adolescents’ knowledge and beliefs about abortion methods: a school-based internet inquiry

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics (n = 380)

	Percentage of total respondents (%)
Gender
Girls	60.8
Boys	39.2
Age in years
12-15	35.5
16-17	49.5
18-21	15.0
Race*
White	66.6
Pardo (mixed heritage)	48.0
Black	21.9
Indigenous	16.6
Asian	3.7
Other	4.2
Socioeconomic status^‡
Low	19.6
Medium	51.2
High	29.2
Religious affiliation*
Catholic	57.6
Evangelical protestant	25.1
Traditional protestant	11.1
African Brazilian	9.2
Other faiths	3.5
None	6.5
Religious practice
Never	7.6
Less than once a month	35.5
Once a month or more, but less than once a week	11.8
Once a week or more	45.1
Maternal educational attainment
Any primary	35.1
Any secondary school	39.7
Any University	25.2

*Race and religion proportions do not sum to 100% because students could chose more than one affiliation.
^‡Socioeconomic status (SES) was assessed through the use of a proxy measure, an unweighted scale composed of a count of ownership of 18 household commodities [51]. The “low” SES category was defined as possession of thirteen commodities or fewer, “medium” as ownership of 14–16 items, and “high” as owning 17 or 18 commodities.

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