Table 1. Characterization of the families of the 2004 Birth Cohort of Pelotas, by situation of beneficiary of the Bolsa Família Program, according to data from Cadastro Único and Portal da Transparência for 2010.

Characteristic	All (n = 3,639)		BFP Beneficiary
			Yes (n = 1,245)		No (n = 2,394)
	Average	Standard deviation	Average	Standard deviation	Average	Standard deviation
Household income (R$)	1,871.5	2,680.9	950.5	660.8	2,351.2	3,167.4
Per capita income (R$)	673.9	981.3	293.5	246.6	871.7	1148
Per capita income minus the benefit (R$)	662.9	985.5	261.5	244.5	871.7	1148
IEN (scores)	593.7	216.6	465.9	151.8	660.2	215.5
No. of residents in the house	3.3	1.4	3.8	1.6	3.1	1.3
Mother’s education (years of schooling)	8.7	3.7	6.7	3.1	9.7	3.7
Age of mother at birth (years)	26.1	6.8	26.0	6.7	26.1	6.8

BFP: Bolsa Família Program; IEN: National Economic Indicator, indicator of wealth based on household assets