Planning dietary improvements without additional costs for low-income individuals in Brazil: linear programming optimization as a tool for public policy in nutrition and health

Table 2 General characteristic of people in low-income households^a in Brazil, 2008–2009

Variables	Percent
Sex
Male	45.8
Age (years)
10–19	29.5
20–59	62.7
60 or more	7.8
Years of schooling
< 4	33.1
4–8	36.2
8 or more	30.7
	median (interquartile range)
Household members	2 (2)
Household per capita income (US$/month) ^b	229.8 (166.4)

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