Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of the households headed by older people. Family Budget Survey
| Variables | Households headed by older people | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | %1 | 99% CI2 | ||
| Age (years) | 60 to 80 | 14,263 | 87.3 | 86.2; 88.3 |
| ≥ 80 | 2,051 | 12.7 | 11.7;13.8 | |
| Sex | Male | 8,872 | 53.1 | 51.7; 54.6 |
| Female | 7,442 | 46.8 | 45.4; 48.3 | |
| Skin color/race | White | 7,027 | 50.1 | 48.4; 51.7 |
| Black | 1,792 | 10.4 | 9.6; 11.4 | |
| Brown | 7,272 | 38.1 | 36.6; 39.6 | |
| Asian/Yellow | 92 | 0.9 | 0.5; 1.4 | |
| Indigenous | 93 | 0.5 | 0.3; 0.7 | |
| Education level (years) | > 8 | 4,503 | 33.9 | 32.2; 35.6 |
| 1 to 8 | 8,338 | 49.4 | 15.7; 17.8 | |
| No schooling | 3,473 | 16.8 | 47.7; 51.0 | |
| Region | South | 2,468 | 15.4 | 14.6;16.3 |
| North | 1,797 | 5.4 | 45.0; 5.9 | |
| Northeast | 5,514 | 25.7 | 24.6; 26.8 | |
| Southeast | 4,671 | 46.9 | 45.5; 48.3 | |
| Midwest | 1,864 | 6.5 | 5.94; 7.1 | |
| Area | Urban | 12,413 | 85.6 | 84.6; 86.4 |
| Rural | 3,901 | 14.4 | 13.5; 15.4 | |
| Number of residents in the household | 1 | 3,774 | 23.9 | 22.6; 25.2 |
| 2 | 5,981 | 37.9 | 36.5; 39.3 | |
| ≥ 3 | 6,559 | 38.2 | 36.8; 39.7 | |
| Number of older people in the household | 1 | 10,152 | 61.5 | 60.0; 63.0 |
| ≥ 2 | 6,162 | 38.5 | 37.0; 40.0 | |
| Per capita monthly income* | ≥ 1 MW | 12,036 | 78.3 | 77.0;79.5 |
| 1/2 to 1 MW | 3,225 | 16.8 | 15.7; 17.9 | |
| ≤ 1/2 MW | 1,053 | 4.9 | 4.4; 5.5 | |
| Receipt of the Continuous Provision Benefit | No | 15,160 | 94.0 | 93.4; 94.6 |
| Yes | 1,154 | 6.0 | 5.4; 6.6 | |
| Receipt of the Bolsa Família Program | No | 15,299 | 95.0 | 94.4; 95.6 |
| Yes | 1,015 | 5.0 | 4.4; 5.5 | |
| Receipt of retirement/pension | Yes | 13,298 | 82.2 | 81.1; 83.3 |
| No | 3,016 | 17.7 | 16.7; 18.9 | |
Notes: CI, confidence interval. MW, Minimum wage. 1Percentage; 299% confidence interval.
*Minimum wage in Brazil in 2018: $US 297.20 (R$954 (Brazilian real)).