This is a multi methodology study founded on the Social Representati ons Theory, with the objecti ve of learning the representati ons that the color issue has for the users and professionals of public health care services. The study was performed at Public Basic Health Units in Salvador, with 103 subjects. Data collecti on was performed using the Free Word-Associati on Test and semi-structured interviews. Factorial Correspondence Analysis and themati c analysis was used. Results showed an oppositi on of answers among people who classifi ed themselves as white and black, and an oppositi on between the younger and older people. Representati ons about the color issue portray the complexity involved in racial classifi cati on and the need to implement studies on health policies and Brazilian races.
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