Karla Maria Damiano Teixeira

Consumo por idosos nos arranjos familiares "unipessoal" e "residindo com o cônjuge": uma análise por regiões do país, a partir de dados da POF (2008/2009)

Objective: To identify and to compare, based on microdata from POF/IBGE (2008/2009), the types of goods and services consumed by the elderly of “unipersonal” families and “residing with the spouse” in the different regions in the country. Methods: Descriptive, quantitative and transversal study that used microdata of POF/IBGE (2008/2009) using social-demographic variables and goods and services consumed by the elderly of the two previously mentioned arrangements. Data were extracted using STATA software and statistically analyzed using SPSS. Results: The highest expenses in relation

Consumption and social and demographic profile of the different household arrangements of the elderly in Brazil: analysis from the Study on Family Budgets

Objective: to define the social and demographic profile of the different household arrangements involving the elderly, as well as to calculate the average annual consumption of such household arrangements according to the Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (the Study on Family Budgets) (2008/2009). Method: a quantitative, descriptive, crossPalavras-chave: Idoso. Características da População. Características da Família. Brasil. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-22562017020.170047

Household arrangements of elderly persons in Brazil: analyses based on the national household survey sample (2009)

Introduction Increased longevity and, consequently, a rise in the number of elderly persons in Brazil, has an effect on different sectors, especially family living arrangements. Objective To analyze the socioeconomic profile of the family living arrangements of the elderly using PNAD micro-data (2009). Method A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study using PNAD micro-data (2009) was performed. The elderly family living arrangements that constituted households in Brazil were analyzed. Results: The results indicated that the most representative arrangement was a couple who lived with their children and other relatives, followed by single parent units and couples with children. The head of household in most of the arrangements featuring a couple with children and other relatives was a man, while in one-person, single parent and mixed arrangements the head of household was more likely to be a woman. Conclusion Decisions regarding the type of family arrangement are attributed not only to the elderly individual and his or her family, but are the result of historical, sociocultural, political, economic and demographic factors, which may positive or negatively interfere with the quality of life of elderly persons.