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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Int Labour Rev. 2007;146(3-4):217–251. doi: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2007.00014.x

Table 3.

Intermittency multipliers for girls and boys aged 10-12, 13-14 and 15-16 years, in six metropolitan areas, Brazil, 1982-84 and 1996-98

Age
10-12
 13-14
 15-16
Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys
Using all four-month periods
1982-84 2.05 1.97 1.65 1.63 1.43 1.35
 Low SES1 2.09 1.97 1.69 1.62 1.45 1.36
 High SES2 2.21 1.95 1.77 1.68 1.52 1.31
1996-98 2.37 2.20 1.96 1.85 1.58 1.49
 Low SES1 2.39 2.31 1.94 1.83 1.59 1.51
 High SES2 2.37 2.04 2.08 1.87 1.60 1.45
Using only four-month periods between March and November
1982-84 2.04 1.95 1.61 1.62 1.43 1.35
 Low SES1 2.11 1.96 1.65 1.61 1.46 1.36
 High SES2 2.05 1.93 1.72 1.72 1.48 1.29
1996-98 2.21 2.12 1.88 1.78 1.57 1.47
 Low SES1 2.23 2.22 1.90 1.77 1.57 1.49
 High SES2 2.19 1.93 1.89 1.79 1.61 1.43
1

Children living in households with below-median adult household income.

2

Children living in households with above-median adult household income.

Source: Brazil PME, authors’ calculations.