Simultaneous Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescents Associated with Higher Economic Class in the Northeast of Brazil

Table 2

Distribution of the sample according to sex, the age, the economic level, and behaviors of risk to health. Geoeconomic region “Grande Aracaju,” 2011.

Variables	(%)
Sex
Female	1283 (63,2)
Male	747 (36,8)
Age (years)
≤16	1165 (26,4)
≥17	865 (73,6)
Economic level
High	485 (23,9)
Medium	1292 (63,6)
Low	253 (12,5)
Physical activity level
Active	216 (10,6)
Underactive	1814 (89,4)
TV time (hours/day)
≤2	622 (30,6)
>2	1408 (69,4)
Smoke
No	1901 (93,6)
Yes	129 (6,4)
Drinking 5 or more drinks on one occasion
No	1536 (75,7)
Yes	494 (24,3)
Carry weapons
No	1961 (96,6)
Yes	69 (3,4)
Involvement in fight
No	1701 (83,8)
Yes	329 (16,2)
Marijuana use
No	1983 (97,7)
Yes	47 (2,3)