Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of the population: demographic aspects of the Quilombolas population in Brazil and its regions. Brazil, Census of Titled Quilombola Communities (Censo de Comunidades Quilombolas Tituladas), 2011
| Brazil | South/Southeast | Midwest | Northeast | North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study variable | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Household food security status | ||||||||||
| Food security | 1277 | 14·4 | 173 | 49·0 | 190 | 18·7 | 453 | 16·7 | 461 | 9·7 |
| Mildly food insecure | 1557 | 17·6 | 116 | 32·9 | 353 | 34·7 | 644 | 23·7 | 44 | 9·3 |
| Moderately food insecure | 1785 | 20·2 | 35 | 9·9 | 276 | 27·2 | 587 | 21·6 | 887 | 18·6 |
| Severely food insecure | 4227 | 47·8 | 29 | 8·2 | 2197 | 19·4 | 1036 | 38·1 | 2965 | 62·3 |
| Educational level of the head of the household | ||||||||||
| Up to 4 years | 2819 | 31·2 | 59 | 16·3 | 513 | 48·4 | 1121 | 40·7 | 1126 | 23·2 |
| From 5 to 8 years | 6047 | 66·9 | 294 | 81·4 | 532 | 50·2 | 1576 | 57·2 | 3645 | 75·0 |
| 9 years or more | 170 | 1·8 | 8 | 2·2 | 15 | 1·4 | 58 | 2·1 | 89 | 1·8 |
| Monthly per capita household income | ||||||||||
| Below $US 44·00 | 4135 | 45·0 | 58 | 15·7 | 433 | 40·2 | 1251 | 44·6 | 2393 | 48·4 |
| From $US 44·00 to $US 160·00 | 3121 | 33·9 | 156 | 42·3 | 321 | 29·8 | 965 | 34·4 | 1679 | 34·0 |
| Above $US 160·00 | 1937 | 21·1 | 155 | 42·0 | 322 | 29·9 | 589 | 21·0 | 871 | 17·6 |
| Social programmes and benefits | ||||||||||
| Programa Bolsa Família | ||||||||||
| Yes | 5608 | 61·2 | 160 | 43·8 | 598 | 55·7 | 1930 | 69·3 | 2920 | 59·3 |
| No | 3554 | 38·8 | 205 | 56·2 | 476 | 44·3 | 866 | 31·0 | 2007 | 40·7 |
| Programa Cesta de Alimentos | ||||||||||
| Yes | 2889 | 31·6 | 206 | 56·3 | 784 | 73·4 | 1290 | 46·3 | 609 | 12·4 |
| No | 6254 | 68·4 | 160 | 43·7 | 284 | 26·6 | 1499 | 53·7 | 4311 | 87·6 |
| Programa Cisternas | ||||||||||
| Yes | 432 | 4·7 | 7 | 1·9 | 6 | 0·6 | 405 | 14·5 | 14 | 0·3 |
| No | 8734 | 95·3 | 362 | 98·1 | 1065 | 99·4 | 2392 | 85·5 | 4915 | 99·7 |
| PRONAF | ||||||||||
| Yes | 511 | 5·9 | 35 | 11·3 | 55 | 5·3 | 194 | 7·6 | 227 | 4·8 |
| No | 8094 | 94·1 | 274 | 88·7 | 977 | 94·7 | 2375 | 92·4 | 4468 | 95·2 |
| Programa Garantia Safra | ||||||||||
| Yes | 353 | 4·1 | 4 | 1·3 | 3 | 0·3 | 332 | 12·9 | 14 | 0·3 |
| No | 8270 | 95·9 | 307 | 98·7 | 1027 | 99·7 | 2243 | 87·1 | 4693 | 99·7 |
| Adequate sanitation | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1350 | 14·8 | 212 | 58·6 | 237 | 22·1 | 578 | 20·9 | 323 | 6·6 |
| No | 7775 | 85·2 | 150 | 41·4 | 835 | 77·9 | 2193 | 79·1 | 4597 | 93·4 |
| Adequate water supply | ||||||||||
| Yes | 4037 | 44·1 | 321 | 87·7 | 426 | 39·7 | 1223 | 43·8 | 2067 | 42·1 |
| No | 5108 | 55·9 | 45 | 12·3 | 647 | 60·3 | 1572 | 56·2 | 2844 | 57·9 |
| Number of individuals in the household | ||||||||||
| Up to 4 individuals | 5247 | 57·1 | 256 | 69·4 | 751 | 69·8 | 1740 | 62·0 | 2500 | 50·6 |
| From 5 to 7 individuals | 3063 | 33·3 | 95 | 25·7 | 264 | 24·5 | 859 | 30·6 | 1845 | 37·3 |
| More than 8 individuals | 883 | 9·6 | 18 | 4·9 | 61 | 5·7 | 206 | 7·3 | 598 | 12·1 |
| Number of children in the household | ||||||||||
| 1 child | 7917 | 86·1 | 341 | 92·4 | 961 | 89·3 | 2466 | 87·9 | 4149 | 83·9 |
| More than 2 children | 1276 | 13·9 | 28 | 7·6 | 115 | 10·7 | 339 | 12·1 | 794 | 16·1 |
| Visit of the community health worker | ||||||||||
| Yes | 6823 | 74·6 | 263 | 71·9 | 922 | 86·2 | 2146 | 76·9 | 3492 | 71·0 |
| No | 2317 | 25·4 | 103 | 28·1 | 147 | 13·8 | 644 | 23·1 | 1423 | 29·0 |
| Provision of care by Programa Saúde da Família | ||||||||||
| Yes | 3244 | 35·6 | 300 | 83·3 | 319 | 29·8 | 1522 | 54·8 | 1103 | 22·5 |
| No | 5865 | 64·4 | 60 | 16·7 | 752 | 70·2 | 1253 | 45·2 | 3800 | 77·5 |
| Enrolment in Cadastro Único | ||||||||||
| Yes | 6275 | 68·6 | 226 | 61·7 | 684 | 63·8 | 2096 | 75·2 | 3269 | 66·4 |
| No | 2875 | 31·4 | 140 | 38·3 | 388 | 36·2 | 692 | 24·8 | 1655 | 33·6 |
| Physical disability | ||||||||||
| Yes | 420 | 4·6 | 18 | 4·9 | 48 | 4·5 | 138 | 5·0 | 216 | 4·4 |
| No | 8713 | 95·4 | 347 | 95·1 | 1023 | 95·5 | 2649 | 95·0 | 4694 | 95·6 |
| Employment status of the head of the household | ||||||||||
| Employed | 4290 | 47·0 | 245 | 66·4 | 295 | 27·7 | 1435 | 51·5 | 2315 | 47·2 |
| Unemployed | 3518 | 38·6 | 57 | 15·4 | 626 | 58·7 | 980 | 35·2 | 1855 | 37·8 |
| Retired | 1316 | 14·4 | 67 | 18·2 | 145 | 13·6 | 369 | 13·3 | 735 | 15·0 |
| Type of employment of the head of the household | ||||||||||
| Formal | 422 | 10·0 | 73 | 30·2 | 42 | 14·4 | 99 | 7·0 | 208 | 9·2 |
| Informal | 3803 | 90·0 | 169 | 69·8 | 249 | 85·6 | 1323 | 93·0 | 2062 | 90·8 |
| Receiving earnings from the sale or growth of foods | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1909 | 21·8 | 41 | 11·4 | 152 | 14·5 | 435 | 17·3 | 1281 | 26·5 |
| No | 6850 | 78·2 | 320 | 88·6 | 895 | 85·5 | 2080 | 82·7 | 3555 | 73·5 |
PRONAF, Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar.