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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of household heads participating in the 2010 food intake survey

From: Rural development and shifts in household dietary practices from 1999 to 2010 in the Tapajós River region, Brazilian Amazon: empirical evidence from dietary surveys

Characteristics

Women* (n = 22)

Proportion of participants (%)

Men (n = 19)

Proportion of participants (%)

Age

 31–40 years

2

9.1

0

0

 41–50 years

8

36.4

6

31.6

 51–60 years

5

22.7

6

31.6

 60+ years

7

31.8

5

26.3

 No Information

0

0

2

10.5

Education

 No formal education

0

0

2

10.5

 Basic education (1 to 4 years)

5

22.7

8

42.1

 Primary school (5 to 8 years)

11

50

6

31.6

 Secondary school (9 to 11 years)

6

27.3

2

10.5

 No information

0

0

1

5.3

  1. * In 2010, three of the households were women-led (i.e., there was no male household head)