Research Article
“Conviv\^{e}ncia” Groups: Building Active and Healthy Communities of Older Adults in Brazil
Table 1
Characteristics of the older adults living in Florianópolis, Brazil, in years 2002 and 2010.
| | 2002 | 2010 | | Overall | Male | Female | Overall | Male | Female | | (N = 875) | (N = 437) | (N = 438) | (N = 1705) | (N = 616) | (N = 1089) |
| | Age, years, mean (SD*) | 71.5 (7.9) | 71.4 (7.6) | 71.7 (8.2) | 70.7 (8.0) | 70.6 (7.7) | 70.9 (8.1) | | Marital status, N (%) | | | | | | | | Married | 536 (61.3) | 363 (83.1) | 173 (39.5) | 993 (58.2) | 505 (82) | 488 (44.8) | | Widow | 251 (28.7) | 43 (9.8) | 208 (47.5) | 481 (28.2) | 41 (6.7) | 440 (40.5) | | Divorced | 58 (6.6) | 22 (5.0) | 36 (8.2) | 132 (7.7) | 51 (8.3) | 81 (7.4) | | Single | 30 (3.4) | 9 (2.1) | 21 (4.8) | 99 (5.8) | 19 (3.1) | 80 (7.3) | | Educational levels, N (%) | | | | | | | | None | 175 (20.0) | 80 (18.3) | 95 (21.7) | 161 (9.5) | 50 (8.2) | 111 (10.3) | | 1 to 8 years | 476 (54.0) | 215 (49.2) | 261 (59.6) | 767 (45.3) | 256 (41.8) | 511 (47.3) | | More than 8 years | 224 (25.6) | 142 (32.5) | 82 (18.7) | 765 (45.2) | 306 (50) | 459 (42.5) | | Socioeconomic levels (MMW**), N (%) | | | | | | | | Up to 2 | 398 (46.4) | 142 (32.6) | 256 (58.4) | 1097 (64.3) | 374 (60.7) | 723 (66.4) | | 2 to 6 | 211 (24.6) | 115 (26.4) | 96 (21.9) | 431 (25.3) | 166 (26.9) | 265 (24.3) | | More than 6 | 248 (28.9) | 167 (38.4) | 81 (18.5) | 177 (10.4) | 76 (12.3) | 101 (9.3) |
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*SD: Standard Deviation; **MMW: Brazilian monthly minimum wage.
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