Table 3

Demographic characteristics of census tract clusters of homicides and the remainder of the municipality according to variables available at census. Goiânia, Brazil.

Census Variables

Most likely cluster*

Remainder of the clusters**

Remainder of the municipality***

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Heads of household with < 8 years of formal education

8918

81.26

10468

60.22^§

126852

44.78^§

Heads of household with ≥ 12 years of formal education

72

0.66

924

5.32^§

47270

16.69^§

Households with six or more inhabitants

1301

11.86

1734

9.98^§

23094

8.15^§

Households with garbage collection and with a public water supply system

9618

87.64

8548

49.17^§

254240

89.75^§

Owned households

8696

79.24

9720

55.92^§

153854

54.31^§

Heads of household with monthly incomes < 2 minimum wages

5144

46.87

5332

30.67^§

56547

19.96^§

Heads of household with monthly incomes > 20 minimum wages

14

0.13

225

1.29^§

20448

7.22^§

Monthly income of the heads of household (means, SD)

R$ 286.10 SD = R$41.52

R$ 611.33^† SD = R$638.60

R$ 1117.42^§ SD = R$1069.69

* total = 10,974 heads of households

** total = 17,383 heads of households

*** total = 283,290 heads of households

§ Compared with the most likely cluster, p < 0.001

SD Standard deviation

† Compared with the most likely cluster, p = 0.04

Minamisava et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2009 8:66   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-8-66