Table 4.

Proportion of black parents’ children^a who are aged 7-18, by parents’ education: Brazil, 1982 and 2007

	Black Fathers		Black Mothers
	1982	2007	1982	2007
Mother’s Educational Level
No formal education	50.44	10.37	50.27	10.39
Primary (1 to 4)	40.64	30.52	41.18	30.57
Primary (5 to 8)	7.62	31.39	7.38	30.33
Secondary	1.04	22.54	0.91	22.74
College or higher	0.68	5.19	0.26	4.97
Mothers’ Education (years)	1.69	6.51	1.71	6.39
(SD)	(2.20)	(3.87)	(4.10)	(3.93)
Father’s Educational Level
No formal education	48.77	11.97	47.89	11.05
Primary (1 to 4)	39.74	30.25	40.63	34.59
Primary (5 to 8)	9.70	30.81	9.97	30.55
Secondary	1.45	22.48	1.29	20.47
College or higher	0.33	4.49	0.23	3.34
Father’s Education (years)	1.86	6.24	1.86	5.79
(SD)	(2.35)	(3.84)	(2.41)	(3.83)
N	8,299	4,792	7,197	4,128

Source: PNADs 1982 and 2007.

^aChildren of the head of the family.