Research Article

Self-Perceived Impact of Oral Health on the Quality of Life of Women Deprived of Their Liberty

Table 1

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women inmates in Juiz de Fora, 2020.

VariablesAbsolute frequency (n)Relative frequency (%)

Demographic characteristics
Age (in years)
 20–293636.4
 30–393939.3
 40–491717.2
 50–5977.1

Self-reported skin color
 White2222.2
 Black3333.3
 Brown4141.5
 Yellow/indigenous33.0

Socioeconomic characteristics
Schooling (in years)
 Illiterate11.0
 ≥1 and <96060.5
 91616.2
 >9 and <1255.1
 121515.2
 Complete higher education22.0

Profession
 Service workers, retail salespeople in stores and markets6161.6
 Unemployed99.1
 Unpaid (student and at home)77.1
 Others2222.2

Family income (x minimum wage)
 0 to ≤ 0.52626.3
 >0.5 and ≤1.04040.3
 >1.0 and ≤1.51616.2
 >1.5 and ≤2.01010.1
 >2.077.1

MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status
 Very poor (1 and 2)2828.3
 Poor (3 and 4)2525.2
 Fair (5 and 6)2828.2
 Good (7 and 8)1212.2
 Very good (9 and 10)66.1