Factors Associated with Violent Behavior among Adolescents in Northeastern Brazil

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of violent behavior/physical fights among adolescents, State of Sergipe, Brazil, = 2207.

Variable	Whole; (%)	Female; (%)	Male; (%)
Gender	—	1371 (62.1)	836 (37.9)
Age (years)
14	99 (4.5)	55 (4.0)	44 (5.3)
15	476 (21.6)	302 (22.0)	174 (20.9)
16	684 (31.1)	429 (31.4)	255 (30.6)
17	638 (29.0)	403 (29.5)	235 (28.2)
18	302 (13.7)	177 (13.0)	125 (15.0)
Income level
High	517 (23.7)	283 (20.9)	234 (28.4)
Medium	1383 (63.4)	879 (64.8)	504 (61.2)
Low	280 (12.8)	194 (14.3)	86 (10.4)
Maternal education
Illiterate to 3rd grade	141 (6.7)	96 (7.3)	45 (5.7)
Incomplete basic education	589 (27.9)	378 (28.8)	211 (26.6)
Complete basic education	569 (27.0)	365 (27.8)	204 (25.7)
Complete high school	679 (32.2)	398 (30.3)	281 (35.4)
Complete higher education	130 (6.2)	77 (5.9)	53 (6.7)
Paternal education
Illiterate to 3rd grade	161 (8.0)	122 (9.7)	39 (5.2)
Incomplete basic education	567 (28.3)	379 (30.2)	188 (25.0)
Complete basic education	501 (25.0)	288 (23.0)	213 (28.3)
Complete high school	656 (32.7)	399 (31.8)	257 (34.1)
Complete higher education	121 (6.0)	65 (5.2)	56 (7.4)
Cigarette consumption in past 30 days
No	2051 (93.4)	1277 (93.8)	774 (92.7)
Yes	146 (6.6)	85 (6.2)	61 (7.3)
Alcohol drinking in past 30 days
No	1350 (61.5)	845 (61.9)	505 (60.9)
Yes	844 (38.5)	520 (38.1)	324 (39.1)
Marijuana consumption in past 30 days
No	2140 (97.6)	1339 (98.2)	801 (96.6)
Yes	53 (2.4)	25 (1.8)	28 (3.4)
Hours watching TV
Up to 2 hours	648 (30.9)	385 (29.1)	263 (33.8)
More than two hours	1451 (69.1)	936 (70.9)	515 (66.2)
Violent behavior: Involvement in physical fights
Never	1842 (83.5)	1227 (89.6)	615 (73.7)
One or more times	363 (16.5)	143 (10.4)	220 (26.3)