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Population Census

About - Profile of Elderly Heads of Household in Brazil

This publication presents indicators which portray the profile of persons at 60 years of age or over, especially those who were household heads, based on information taken from the questionnaire of the 2000 Population Census for the Brazilian population universe.

It includes the geographic distribution of this group by Major Region, Federation Units and capitals, highlighting their position in the household, their level of schooling and monthly income, as well as information about family arrangements and the conditions of urban sanitation in households which are under the responsibility of elderly persons. It also brings commentaries about the social indicators selected, comparative data of the the Population Censuses of 1991 and 2000, and the differences observed in the comparison of Regions.

These results are available on the CD-ROM included with the publication; it also brings information about the profile of elderly household heads in the 5 507 municipalities created on August 1 st , 2000, the survey reference date.

This profile is a valuable tool for the evaluation of social, economic and regional characteristics of Brazilian elderly people.

 

 

Tables - Profile of Elderly Heads of Household in Brazil

Table 1

Resident population, total and 60 years old and above, by sex and age groups, according to Major Regions and Federation Units - 1991/2000

1991
Major Regions and Federation Units Total Resident Population Resident population aged 60 and above, by sex
Total Age groups (%)
Absolute Relative 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 and above
Brazil 146 825 475 10 722 705 7.3 2.5 1.9 1.3 1.6
North 10 030 556 463 957 4.6 1.6 1.2 0.8 1.0
Rondônia 1 132 692 42 845 3.8 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.6
Acre 417 718 19 948 4.8 1.6 1.3 0.9 1.0
Amazonas 2 103 243 88 805 4.2 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.9
Roraima 217 583 7 233 3.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.6
Pará 4 950 060 241 906 4.9 1.7 1.2 0.8 1.1
Amapá 289 397 11 349 3.9 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.0
Tocantins 919 863 51 871 5.6 1.9 1.5 1.0 1.3
Northeast 42 497 540 3 087 586 7.3 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.8
Maranhão 4 930 253 298 553 6.1 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.4
Piauí 2 582 137 171 247 6.6 2.1 1.7 1.2 1.7
Ceará 6 366 647 490 505 7.7 2.3 2.0 1.3 2.0
Rio Grande do Norte 2 415 567 199 122 8.2 2.3 2.1 1.5 2.2
Paraíba 3 201 114 289 756 9.1 2.5 2.3 1.8 2.4
Pernambuco 7 127 855 559 068 7.8 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.9
Alagoas 2 514 100 161 263 6.4 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.6
Sergipe 1 491 876 101 182 6.8 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.9
Bahia 11 867 991 816 890 6.9 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.8
Southeast 62 740 401 4 984 058 7.9 2.8 2.1 1.4 1.7
Minas Gerais 15 743 152 1 188 992 7.6 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.7
Espírito Santo 2 600 618 175 001 6.7 2.4 1.7 1.1 1.5
Rio de Janeiro 12 807 706 1 182 594 9.2 3.3 2.4 1.6 2.0
São Paulo 31 588 925 2 437 471 7.7 2.8 2.0 1.3 1.6
South 22 129 377 1 699 531 7.7 2.7 2.0 1.4 1.6
Paraná 8 448 713 577 423 6.8 2.5 1.8 1.2 1.4
Santa Catarina 4 541 994 306 806 6.8 2.4 1.8 1.2 1.4
Rio Grande do Sul 9 138 670 815 302 8.9 3.1 2.3 1.6 2.0
Central-West 9 427 601 487 573 5.2 1.9 1.4 0.9 1.0
Mato Grosso do Sul 1 780 373 104 852 5.9 2.1 1.5 1.0 1.3
Mato Grosso 2 027 231 88 080 4.3 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.8
Goiás 4 018 903 230 435 5.7 2.1 1.5 1.0 1.2
Distrito Federal 1 601 094 64 206 4.0 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.7
2000
Brazil 169 799 170 14 536 029 8.6 2.7 2.1 1.6 2.1
North 10 030 556 707 071 5.5 1.8 1.4 1.0 1.3
Rondônia 1 379 787 72 062 5.2 1.9 1.4 0.9 1.0
Acre 557 526 30 404 5.5 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.4
Amazonas 2 812 557 137 060 4.9 1.6 1.2 0.9 1.2
Roraima 324 397 13 128 4.0 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.9
Pará 6 192 307 356 562 5.8 1.9 1.4 1.0 1.4
Amapá 477 032 19 443 4.1 1.4 1.0 0.7 1.0
Tocantins 1 157 098 78 412   2.2 1.7 1.2 1.6
Northeast 47 741 711 4 020 857 8.4 2.6 1.9 1.6 2.4
Maranhão 5 651 475 405 914 7.2 2.3 1.8 1.2 1.9
Piauí 2 843 278 236 954 8.3 2.6 2.0 1.6 2.2
Ceará 7 430 661 658 989 8.9 2.7 2.0   2.5
Rio Grande do Norte 2 776 782 250 594 9.0 2.6 1.9 1.7 2.8
Paraíba 3 443 825 350 566 10.2 3.0 2.2 1.9 3.1
Pernambuco 7 918 344 704 886 8.9 2.8 2.1 1.7 2.4
Alagoas 2 822 621 203 882 7.2 2.3 1.7 1.3 1.9
Sergipe 1 784 475 131 171 7.4 2.2 1.7 1.3 2.1
Bahia 13 070 250 1 077 901 8.2 2.5 1.9 1.5 2.3
Southeast 72 412 411 6 732 888 9.3 2.9 2.3 1.8 2.2
Minas Gerais 17 891 494 1 624 981 9.1 2.9 2.3 1.7 2.2
Espírito Santo 3 097 232 250 196 8.1 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.9
Rio de Janeiro 14 391 282 1 540 754 10.7 3.3 2.7 2.1 2.6
São Paulo 37 032 403 3 316 957 9.0 2.8 2.2 1.7 2.1
South 25 107 616 2 305 348 9.2 3.0 2.3 1.7 2.1
Paraná 9 563 458 809 431 8.5 2.8 2.2 1.6 1.9
Santa Catarina 5 356 360 430 433 8.0 2.7 2.0 1.5 1.8
Rio Grande do Sul 10 187 798 1 065 484 10.5 3.3 2.6 2.0 2.5
Central-West 11 636 728 769 865 6.6 2.3 1.7 1.2 1.4
Mato Grosso do Sul 2 078 001 157 093 7.6 2.5 1.9 1.4 1.8
Mato Grosso 2 504 353 144 318 5.8 2.1 1.5 1.0 1.2
Goiás 5 003 228 358 816 7.2 2.5 1.8 1.3 1.6
Federal District 2 051 146 109 638 5.3 2.1 1.3 0.9 1.1

 

1991
Major Regions
and Federation Units
Resident population aged 60 and above, by sex
Men Age groups (%)
60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 and above
Brazil 4 931 425 1 715 601 1 308 343 872 424 1 035 057
North 235 829 85 006 63 401 40 569 46 853
Rondônia 24 760 10 169 7 158 4 039 3 394
Acre 10 819 3 683 3 008 1 999 2 129
Amazonas 44 401 16 058 12 201 7 680 8 462
Roraima 3 993 1 513 1 115 658 707
Pará 118 720 42 437 31 188 20 226 24 869
Amapá 5 556 1 932 1 387 896 1 341
Tocantins 27 580 9 214 7 344 5 071 5 951
Northeast 1 448 482 435 607 381 594 272 454 358 827
Maranhão 147 141 45 627 40 515 28 231 32 768
Piauí 82 374 25 943 21 838 14 809 19 784
Ceará 230 281 69 147 62 129 40 834 58 171
Rio Grande do Norte 94 899 25 933 24 722 18 428 25 816
Paraíba 135 185 36 435 35 238 27 110 36 402
Pernambuco 254 971 79 002 67 977 49 018 58 974
Alagoas 75 822 22 947 19 368 14 394 19 113
Sergipe 46 094 13 149 11 632 8 599 12 714
Bahia 381 715 117 424 98 175 71 031 95 085
Southeast 2 223 760 816 999 592 256 380 976 433 529
Minas Gerais 544 191 191 486 144 460 95 153 113 092
Espírito Santo 83 131 30 187 21 625 13 763 17 556
Rio de Janeiro 500 805 188 443 133 897 84 669 93 796
São Paulo 1 095 633 406 883 292 274 187 391 209 085
South 776 188 285 529 205 229 136 876 148 554
Paraná 280 460 103 600 74 698 48 352 53 810
Santa Catarina 142 266 51 953 38 199 25 489 26 625
Rio Grande do Sul 353 462 129 976 92 332 63 035 68 119
Central-West 247 166 92 460 65 863 41 549 47 294
Mato Grosso do Sul 54 389 19 416 14 329 9 429 11 215
Mato Grosso 48 776 18 880 12 788 8 200 8 908
Goiás 115 420 42 121 30 998 19 663 22 638
Federal District 28 581 12 043 7 748 4 257 4 533
2000
Brazil 6 533 784 2 153 209 1 639 325 1 229 329 1 511 921
North 355 580 121 959 91 209 64 142 78 270
Rondônia 40 017 14 573 10 625 7 344 7 475
Acre 16 096 5 034 3 891 3 076 4 095
Amazonas 66 912 22 565 17 144 12 121 15 082
Roraima 7 021 2 597 1 764 1 214 1 446
Pará 174 682 60 172 44 898 31 363 38 249
Amapá 9 473 3 342 2 440 1 562 2 129
Tocantins 41 379 13 676 10 447 7 462 9 794
Northeast 1 827 210 563 195 419 821 340 256 503 938
Maranhão 197 171 63 131 50 093 34 625 49 322
Piauí 111 131 35 001 26 483 20 914 28 733
Ceará 299 365 91 219 66 165 57 794 84 187
Rio Grande do Norte 114 119 32 720 23 574 21 930 35 895
Paraíba 155 840 45 010 32 462 29 230 49 138
Pernambuco 307 935 96 437 70 544 58 193 82 761
Alagoas 92 101 29 004 21 933 16 494 24 670
Sergipe 58 005 17 755 13 439 10 258 16 553
Bahia 491 543 152 918 115 128 90 818 132 679
Southeast 2 940 991 978 266 761 287 563 690 637 748
Minas Gerais 733 888 242 750 189 937 136 101 165 100
Espírito Santo 114 739 37 153 29 979 22 223 25 384
Rio de Janeiro 638 860 210 146 166 850 124 230 137 634
São Paulo 1 453 504 488 217 374 521 281 136 309 630
South 1 029 514 352 685 269 214 193 617 213 998
Paraná 381 105 130 948 99 638 71 611 78 908
Santa Catarina 194 348 67 836 50 300 36 101 40 111
Rio Grande do Sul 454 061 153 901 119 276 85 905 94 979
Central-West 380 489 137 104 97 794 67 624 77 967
Mato Grosso do Sul 78 768 26 858 20 059 14 325 17 526
Mato Grosso 77 186 28 335 20 294 13 565 14 992
Goiás 175 819 61 916 45 253 31 511 37 139
Federal District 48 716 19 995 12 188 8 223 8 310

 

1991
Major Region and Federation Units Resident population aged 60 and above, by sex
Women Age groups (%)
60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 and above
Brazil 5 791 280 1 921 257 1 467 717 1 017 494 1 384 812
North 228 128 77 294 57 857 38 422 54 555
Rondônia 18 085 7 423 4 940 2 690 3 032
Acre 9 129 3 102 2 342 1 591 2 094
Amazonas 44 404 15 370 11 814 7 395 9 825
Roraima 3 240 1 170 922 503 645
Pará 123 186 40 453 30 381 20 977 31 375
Amapá 5 793 1 909 1 335 924 1 625
Tocantins 24 291 7 867 6 123 4 342 5 959
Northeast 1 639 104 501 380 414 912 296 147 426 665
Maranhão 151 412 45 763 39 466 28 582 37 601
Piauí 88 873 27 930 22 322 15 745 22 876
Ceará 260 224 80 370 68 051 44 415 67 388
Rio Grande do Norte 104 223 30 131 27 065 18 799 28 228
Paraíba 154 571 45 081 39 869 29 081 40 540
Pernambuco 304 097 95 571 77 711 55 964 74 851
Alagoas 85 441 27 386 21 081 15 436 21 538
Sergipe 55 088 16 412 13 631 9 760 15 285
Bahia 435 175 132 736 105 716 78 365 118 358
Southeast 2 760 298 941 048 698 752 477 973 642 525
Minas Gerais 644 801 214 886 162 803 113 231 153 881
Espírito Santo 91 870 31 842 22 657 15 206 22 165
Rio de Janeiro 681 789 232 501 170 725 117 022 161 541
São Paulo 1 341 838 461 819 342 567 232 514 304 938
South 923 343 314 256 234 107 164 823 210 157
Paraná 296 963 105 635 77 109 51 444 62 775
Santa Catarina 164 540 56 788 42 713 29 420 35 619
Rio Grande do Sul 461 840 151 833 114 285 83 959 111 763
Central-West 240 407 87 279 62 089 40 129 50 910
Mato Grosso do Sul 50 463 17 640 12 921 8 641 11 261
Mato Grosso 39 304 14 798 9 954 6 454 8 098
Goiás 115 015 41 550 30 048 19 225 24 192
Federal District 35 625 13 291 9 166 5 809 7 359
2000
Brazil 8 002 245 2 447 720 1 941 781 1 512 973 2 099 771
North 351 491 115 817 87 044 61 368 87 262
Rondônia 32 045 11 941 8 589 5 430 6 085
Acre 14 308 4 621 3 396 2 663 3 628
Amazonas 70 148 22 989 17 485 12 266 17 408
Roraima 6 107 2 090 1 487 1 129 1 401
Pará 181 880 58 637 44 482 31 820 46 941
Amapá 9 970 3 270 2 485 1 630 2 585
Tocantins 37 033 12 269 9 120 6 430 9 214
Northeast 2 193 647 666 410 503 932 403 375 619 930
Maranhão 208 743 66 828 50 138 35 101 56 676
Piauí 125 823 39 384 29 692 23 326 33 421
Ceará 359 624 108 886 80 343 69 251 101 144
Rio Grande do Norte 136 475 40 009 29 061 25 851 41 554
Paraíba 194 726 57 367 41 855 36 470 59 034
Pernambuco 396 951 122 265 92 130 73 953 108 603
Alagoas 111 781 34 718 27 122 19 743 30 198
Sergipe 73 166 21 837 17 149 13 356 20 824
Bahia 586 358 175 116 136 442 106 324 168 476
Southeast 3 791 897 1 139 503 933 404 736 284 982 706
Minas Gerais 891 093 271 848 221 093 166 969 231 183
Espírito Santo 135 457 41 848 34 179 25 479 33 951
Rio de Janeiro 901 894 260 999 221 791 178 202 240 902
São Paulo 1 863 453 564 808 456 341 365 634 476 670
South 1 275 834 390 658 318 827 244 195 322 154
Paraná 428 326 137 889 109 796 80 248 100 393
Santa Catarina 236 085 74 273 58 571 45 097 58 144
Rio Grande do Sul 611 423 178 496 150 460 118 850 163 617
Central-West 389 376 135 332 98 574 67 751 87 719
Mato Grosso do Sul 78 325 25 799 19 681 13 832 19 013
Mato Grosso 67 132 24 425 17 249 11 331 14 127
Goiás 182 997 62 991 46 853 32 101 41 052
Federal District 60 922 22 117 14 791 10 487 13 527

 

 

Table 7

Persons aged 60 and above. heads of household, in absolute and relative numbers, by sex, according to Major Regions and Federation Units - 1991/2000

1991
Major Regions and Federation Units Persons aged 60 and above, heads of household, by sex
Absolute Relative (%)
Total Men Women Men Women
Brazil 6 396 502 4 357 281 2 039 221 68.1 31.9
North 274 474 200 282 74 192 73.0 27.0
Rondônia 26 168 21 423 4 745 81.9 18.1
Acre 12 491 9 136 3 355 73.1 26.9
Amazonas 50 646 36 400 14 246 71.9 28.1
Roraima 4 142 3 136 1 006 75.7 24.3
Pará 141 114 101 295 39 819 71.8 28.2
Amapá 6 653 4 579 2 074 68.8 31.2
Tocantins 33 260 24 313 8 947 73.1 26.9
Northeast 1 929 782 1 314 249 615 533 68.1 31.9
Maranhão 184 283 128 773 55 510 69.9 30.1
Piauí 106 904 74 380 32 524 69.6 30.4
Ceará 296 613 208 865 87 748 70.4 29.6
Rio Grande do Norte 119 536 85 232 34 304 71.3 28.7
Paraíba 177 977 123 284 54 693 69.3 30.7
Pernambuco 349 629 232 224 117 405 66.4 33.6
Alagoas 102 528 68 928 33 600 67.2 32.8
Sergipe 67 701 42 689 25 012 63.1 36.9
Bahia 524 611 349 874 174 737 66.7 33.3
Southeast 2 918 654 1 952 588 966 066 66.9 33.1
Minas Gerais 747 738 488 600 259 138 65.3 34.7
Espírito Santo 103 813 73 404 30 409 70.7 29.3
Rio de Janeiro 704 678 442 158 262 520 62.7 37.3
São Paulo 1 362 425 948 426 413 999 69.6 30.4
Sul 977 822 678 950 298 872 69.4 30.6
Paraná 335 465 244 428 91 037 72.9 27.1
Santa Catarina 171 973 123 591 48 382 71.9 28.1
Rio Grande do Sul 470 384 310 931 159 453 66.1 33.9
Central-West 295 770 211 212 84 558 71.4 28.6
Mato Grosso do Sul 61 964 46 344 15 620 74.8 25.2
Mato Grosso 52 369 41 107 11 262 78.5 21.5
Goiás 145 312 99 646 45 666 68.6 31.4
Federal District 36 125 24 115 12 010 66.8 33.2
2000
Brazil 8 964 850 5 594 347 3 370 503 62.4 37.6
North 433 397 291 281 142 116 67.2 32.8
Rondônia 44 819 33 948 10 871 75.7 24.3
Acre 19 701 13 263 6 438 67.3 32.7
Amazonas 81 805 52 705 29 100 64.4 35.6
Roraima 7 864 5 498 2 366 69.9 30.1
Pará 216 717 143 220 73 497 66.1 33.9
Amapá 11 632 7 231 4 401 62.2 37.8
Tocantins 50 859 35 416 15 443 69.6 30.4
Northeast 2 552 933 1 584 275 968 658 62.1 37.9
Maranhão 255 552 166 437 89 115 65.1 34.9
Piauí 150 166 97 688 52 478 65.1 34.9
Ceará 403 921 259 354 144 567 64.2 35.8
Rio Grande do Norte 153 028 98 480 54 548 64.4 35.6
Paraíba 218 119 135 785 82 334 62.3 37.7
Pernambuco 448 459 265 923 182 536 59.3 40.7
Alagoas 131 339 80 077 51 262 61.0 39.0
Sergipe 87 793 50 776 37 017 57.8 42.2
Bahia 704 556 429 755 274 801 61.0 39.0
Southeast 4 109 003 2 515 157 1 593 846 61.2 38.8
Minas Gerais 1 039 986 640 985 399 001 61.6 38.4
Espírito Santo 153 651 98 804 54 847 64.3 35.7
Rio de Janeiro 960 893 538 098 422 795 56.0 44.0
São Paulo 1 954 473 1 237 270 717 203 63.3 36.7
South 1 387 258 886 067 501 191 63.9 36.1
Paraná 490 921 327 036 163 885 66.6 33.4
Santa Catarina 252 056 167 473 84 583 66.4 33.6
Rio Grande do Sul 644 281 391 558 252 723 60.8 39.2
Central-West 482 259 317 567 164 692 65.8 34.2
Mato Grosso do Sul 95 584 65 418 30 166 68.4 31.6
Mato Grosso 87 624 63 523 24 101 72.5 27.5
Goiás 231 980 148 884 83 096 64.2 35.8
Federal District 67 071 39 742 27 329 59.3 40.7

Source: Censo demográfico 1991: resultados do universo: microdados, Rio de Janeiro: IBGE, 2002, 21 CD-ROM; IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2000.
Note: Permanent private households.

Table 11

Resident population, total and aged 60 and above, by sex and age groups, by Major REgions and Federation Units - 1991/2000

Major Regions and Federation Units Average monthly nominal revenue of persons aged 60 and above,
heads of household, by rural or urban area (R$)
1991 (1) 2000 (2)
Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural
Brazil 403.00 477.00 168.00 657.00 739.00 297.00
North 300.00 364.00 197.00 438.00 502.00 280.00
Rondônia 248.00 295.00 185.00 423.00 440.00 395.00
Acre 303.00 353.00 192.00 433.00 493.00 280.00
Amazonas 365.00 423.00 208.00 485.00 562.00 212.00
Roraima 432.00 483.00 284.00 470.00 537.00 253.00
Pará 302.00 374.00 204.00 444.00 523.00 266.00
Amapá 382.00 417.00 232.00 514.00 547.00 275.00
Tocantins 207.00 243.00 159.00 328.00 339.00 299.00
Northeast 224.00 298.00 115.00 386.00 474.00 198.00
Maranhão 156.00 178.00 139.00 287.00 349.00 187.00
Piauí 193.00 280.00 103.00 332.00 413.00 200.00
Ceará 227.00 300.00 107.00 401.00 493.00 196.00
Rio Grande do Norte 227.00 282.00 112.00 433.00 509.00 224.00
Paraíba 192.00 247.00 100.00 367.00 440.00 199.00
Pernambuco 273.00 343.00 114.00 453.00 532.00 201.00
Alagoas 216.00 280.00 118.00 402.00 491.00 199.00
Sergipe 231.00 294.00 121.00 398.00 491.00 197.00
Bahia 230.00 325.00 115.00 373.00 475.00 197.00
Southeast 536.00 576.00 224.00 835.00 879.00 398.00
Minas Gerais 340.00 394.00 180.00 590.00 650.00 338.00
Espírito Santo 337.00 382.00 211.00 638.00 702.00 393.00
Rio de Janeiro 640.00 660.00 191.00 1 018.00 1 042.00 359.00
São Paulo 606.00 624.00 342.00 893.00 913.00 531.00
South 382.00 438.00 221.00 661.00 730.00 399.00
Paraná 362.00 415.00 210.00 620.00 675.00 385.00
Santa Catarina 323.00 368.00 214.00 631.00 702.00 405.00
Rio Grande do Sul 417.00 478.00 232.00 703.00 782.00 407.00
Central-West 440.00 477.00 279.00 754.00 789.00 546.00
Mato Grosso do Sul 390.00 408.00 312.00 630.00 649.00 517.00
Mato Grosso 314.00 333.00 258.00 544.00 562.00 478.00
Goiás 349.00 371.00 263.00 579.00 586.00 540.00
Federal District 1 060.00 1 092.00 461.00 1 796.00 1 813.00 1 326.00

Source: Censo demográfico 1991: resultados do universo: microdados. Rio de Janeiro: IBGE, 2002. 21 CD-ROM; IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2000.
Note: Permanent private households.
(1) Valued deflated by the INPC having July 2000 as base. 
(2) Except for persons without income.

Table 13

Proportion of persons aged 60and above. heads of household. bu tyoe of household and age groups of children in the household. according to Major Regions and Federation Units - 1991/2000

Major Regions and Federation Units Persons aged 60 and above. heads of household
Total Type of household (%)
One-person Where children live
Total Age group of children
0 to 6 years old 7 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old and above
1991
Brazil 6 396 502 15.4 56.7 5.1 11.6 10.2 50.3
North 274 474 10.7 67.3 10.0 22.1 18.0 56.4
Rondônia 26 168 13.3 62.9 8.9 21.8 19.1 50.8
Acre 12 491 13.9 62.8 11.2 23.9 17.9 49.4
Amazonas 50 646 8.5 73.1 11.8 25.6 20.0 61.5
Roraima 4 142 12.2 65.6 12.5 25.1 18.3 51.3
Pará 141 114 10.0 67.8 9.4 20.8 17.2 57.6
Amapá 6 653 9.8 70.2 12.0 24.4 20.0 59.6
Tocantins 33 260 14.0 61.0 9.4 21.1 17.3 50.1
Northeast 1 929 782 13.9 60.8 7.5 16.8 13.9 51.4
Maranhão 184 283 11.9 60.7 10.3 21.6 15.7 48.4
Piauí 106 904 11.7 63.5 7.7 18.1 15.3 53.8
Ceará 296 613 10.8 64.3 7.2 16.3 13.3 55.1
Rio Grande do Norte 119 536 11.6 63.5 6.6 15.4 13.1 55.2
Paraíba 177 977 13.7 59.9 6.4 15.2 13.3 51.1
Pernambuco 349 629 14.8 60.3 6.8 15.4 13.1 51.1
Alagoas 102 528 14.9 61.1 8.7 18.6 14.8 50.3
Sergipe 67 701 18.8 56.0 7.1 15.0 12.8 47.8
Bahia 524 611 16.0 58.8 7.6 16.7 14.4 50.1
Southeast 2 918 654 16.5 54.4 3.4 8.1 7.7 50.1
Minas Gerais 747 738 15.8 60.6 4.2 10.7 10.4 55.4
Espírito Santo 103 813 13.2 61.4 5.2 12.7 11.8 55.0
Rio de Janeiro 704 678 18.2 51.6 3.4 7.2 6.5 47.6
São Paulo 1 362 425 16.3 51.9 2.8 6.7 6.4 48.2
South 977 822 16.3 52.0 3.7 8.4 7.9 46.9
Paraná 335 465 15.1 55.0 4.4 10.2 9.8 49.1
Santa Catarina 171 973 13.7 55.2 4.0 9.0 8.8 49.9
Rio Grande do Sul 470 384 18.0 48.8 3.0 6.8 6.2 44.3
Central-West 295 770 15.7 57.9 5.4 13.2 12.1 50.6
Mato Grosso do Sul 61 964 15.0 55.9 5.7 13.6 12.1 48.1
Mato Grosso 52 369 13.6 62.4 7.6 18.3 16.2 52.9
Goiás 145 312 17.7 55.5 4.6 11.4 10.7 49.1
Distrito Federal 36 125 11.9 64.4 4.9 12.8 11.3 57.7
2000
Brazil 8 964 850 17.9 54.5 2.3 6.7 6.2 49.7
North 433 397 12.2 65.4 5.3 14.4 12.3 57.4
Rondônia 44 819 16.1 55.8 3.8 11.5 10.4 47.5
Acre 19 701 15.9 60.9 6.7 16.5 12.6 49.9
Amazonas 81 805 9.9 71.7 6.7 16.6 14.2 64.0
Roraima 7 864 15.7 61.1 6.0 16.7 13.2 50.8
Pará 216 717 10.9 67.3 5.1 14.1 12.1 59.5
Amapá 11 632 11.1 70.3 6.6 17.1 14.5 61.9
Tocantins 50 859 16.1 57.4 4.2 12.7 10.9 49.0
Northeast 2 552 933 14.8 60.6 3.6 10.7 9.5 53.6
Maranhão 255 552 11.8 62.1 5.3 15.6 13.1 52.1
Piauí 150 166 12.5 62.6 3.6 12.1 10.9 54.8
Ceará 403 921 12.4 63.3 4.1 11.5 9.5 55.9
Rio Grande do Norte 153 028 13.2 62.5 2.9 9.4 8.3 56.5
Paraíba 218 119 15.3 58.8 2.8 8.9 8.2 52.6
Pernambuco 448 459 15.8 60.1 3.1 9.1 8.0 53.7
Alagoas 131 339 15.1 61.2 4.8 12.0 10.0 53.4
Sergipe 87 793 18.2 57.9 3.4 9.3 8.2 51.7
Bahia 704 556 16.9 58.8 3.3 10.0 9.5 52.5
Southeast 4 109 003 19.5 52.2 1.4 4.3 4.2 48.9
Minas Gerais 1 039 986 18.0 57.6 1.8 5.9 6.1 53.6
Espírito Santo 153 651 16.8 56.0 1.9 6.5 6.3 51.1
Rio de Janeiro 960 893 21.7 49.4 1.3 3.6 3.2 46.2
São Paulo 1 954 473 19.4 50.4 1.2 3.5 3.6 47.6
South 1 387 258 20.3 47.2 1.4 4.5 4.3 43.1
Paraná 490 921 18.9 49.4 1.7 5.3 4.9 44.9
Santa Catarina 252 056 17.9 49.1 1.5 4.7 4.5 45.0
Rio Grande do Sul 644 281 22.4 44.8 1.2 3.8 3.6 41.1
Central-West 482 259 19.0 52.8 2.1 6.4 5.9 47.7
Mato Grosso do Sul 95 584 18.9 50.5 2.3 7.0 6.1 44.8
Mato Grosso 87 624 17.2 55.5 2.8 8.9 7.9 49.1
Goiás 231 980 21.1 49.9 1.8 5.3 5.0 45.3
Federal District 67 071 14.3 62.7 2.1 5.9 6.0 58.2

Source: Censo demográfico 1991: resultados do universo: microdados. Rio de Janeiro: IBGE. 2002. 21 CD-ROM; IBGE. Censo Demográfico 2000.
Note: Permanent private households.

Result tables (in excel)

Table

Table 22

Average years of schooling of persons aged 60 and above, heads of household, by sex, according to Major Regions and Federation Units - 1991/2000

Major Regions and Federation Units  Average years of schooling of persons aged 60 and above, heads of household
Total Sex
Men Women
1991
Brazil 2.7 2.8 2.4
North 1.9 1.9 1.7
Rondônia 1.5 1.5 1.2
Acre 1.6 1.7 1.5
Amazonas 2.2 2.2 2.1
Roraima 2.0 2.0 1.8
Pará 2.0 2.1 1.9
Amapá 1.8 2.0 1.3
Tocantins 1.0 1.1 0.6
Northeast 1.4 1.4 1.4
Maranhão 1.0 1.1 1.0
Piauí 1.1 1.1 1.0
Ceará 1.5 1.4 1.6
Rio Grande do Norte 1.4 1.3 1.5
Paraíba 1.2 1.2 1.3
Pernambuco 1.8 1.9 1.7
Alagoas 1.2 1.2 1.2
Sergipe 1.4 1.4 1.3
Bahia 1.4 1.4 1.2
Southeast 3.6 3.8 3.1
Minas Gerais 2.5 2.6 2.2
Espírito Santo 2.4 2.5 2.0
Rio de Janeiro 4.8 5.3 4.1
São Paulo 3.7 3.9 3.2
South 3.0 3.1 2.7
Paraná 2.5 2.6 2.3
Santa Catarina 2.9 3.0 2.6
Rio Grande do Sul 3.3 3.5 3.0
Central-West 2.4 2.5 2.0
Mato Grosso do Sul 2.1 2.2 1.8
Mato Grosso 1.8 1.9 1.6
Goiás 2.0 2.2 1.6
Federal Disrict 5.0 5.6 3.9
2000
Brazil 3.4 3.5 3.1
North 2.4 2.4 2.4
Rondônia 1.9 2.0 1.8
Acre 2.0 1.9 2.1
Amazonas 2.7 2.7 2.8
Roraima 2.4 2.4 2.4
Pará 2.6 2.5 2.6
Amapá 2.6 2.8 2.2
Tocantins 1.5 1.6 1.3
Northeast 2.0 2.0 2.1
Maranhão 1.5 1.5 1.6
Piauí 1.6 1.6 1.6
Ceará 2.1 1.9 2.3
Rio Grande do Norte 2.1 2.0 2.3
Paraíba 1.9 1.9 2.1
Pernambuco 2.5 2.6 2.5
Alagoas 1.9 1.8 1.9
Sergipe 2.1 2.1 2.0
Bahia 2.0 2.0 1.9
Southeast 4.3 4.6 3.8
Minas Gerais 3.1 3.3 2.9
Espírito Santo 3.1 3.3 2.8
Rio de Janeiro 5.4 5.9 4.7
São Paulo 4.4 4.7 3.8
South 3.7 3.8 3.4
Paraná 3.2 3.3 2.9
Santa Catarina 3.7 3.9 3.4
Rio Grande do Sul 4.1 4.2 3.8
Central-West 3.2 3.3 2.9
Mato Grosso do Sul 2.8 3.0 2.5
Mato Grosso 2.5 2.5 2.4
Goiás 2.7 2.9 2.4
Federal District 6.0 6.7 5.0

Source: Censo demográfico 1991: resultados do universo: microdados. Rio de Janeiro: IBGE. 2002. 21 CD-ROM; IBGE. Censo Demográfico 2000.
Note: Permanent private households.

Municipal tables (excel)

Table


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Publications - Profile of Elderly Heads of Household in Brazil

Description

It is the major reference source to know the life conditions of the population in all the municipalities of Brazil and in their internal territorial divisions, having the resident person in the housing unit in the National Territory in the reference date as the data collection unit.

The Basic Questionnaire of the survey investigates information on the characteristics of the housing units (urban or rural status, number of bathrooms, existence of toilet, drainage of the bathroom or toilet, water supply, garbage disposal, existence of electricity, etc.); international emigration; composition of the housing units (number of residents, shared responsibility, list of residents, identification of the head, family relationship with the head of the household, etc.); characteristics of residents (sex and age, color or race, ethnicity and spoken language, in the case of Indians, ownership of birth registration, literacy, monthly earnings, etc.); and mortality. Selected housing units were investigated through the Sample Questionnaire, which includes more detailed items on the characteristics of the housing unit and residents in addition to those present in the Basic Questionnaire, as well as items on specific themes like disability, nuptiality and fertility.

The periodicity of the survey is decennial, except for the years of 1910 and 1930, in which the survey was canceled, and of 1990, whose operation was postponed to 1991.

The geographic coverage is nationwide, with results released for Brazil, Major Regions, Federation Units, Mesoregions, Microregions, Metropolitan Areas, Municipalities, Districts, Sub-districts and Enumeration Areas. 

Historical Overview

The first population census in Brazil was carried out in 1808, specifically aiming at military interests of recruiting for the Armed Forces. It caused the suspect that its results would have been far from reality, due either to the natural prevention of the population against census operations or, mainly, to its objectives. For historical purposes, the census carried out in 1872, called General Census of the Empire, is considered the first one in Brazil, due to its bigger complexity and, above all, to the control exerted on the whole operation. It was established by Decree no. 4,856, of December 30, 1871, and conducted by the General Directorate of Statistics, later discontinued in 1879. The census scheduled for 1880 was transferred to 1887, eventually remaining just as a project. The General Directorate of Statistics was reestablished by Decree no. 113-d, of January 2, 1890, which set the date of December 31, 1890 to carry out the I Census of the Republic. The II Decennial Census of the Republic began on December 31, 1900 in the entire Brazilian territory. Nevertheless, problems with the calculation of the data in the city of Rio de Janeiro, then Federal District, caused the appointment of a commission to study this issue, which concluded to cancel the results related to the city.  Based on a legal provision towards this aim, the Federal District carried out another survey just in 1906, completed in February 1907 and released in a special volume. Scheduled for December 31, 1910, the III Decennial Census of the Republic was transferred to June 30, 1911. The operation was definitively discontinued as a result of the political turmoil that Brazil was facing at the time. Carried out on September 1, 1920, the IV Decennial Census aimed at not only the population, yet also the economic situation of the localities. As a result, the industrial and agricultural production in Brazil were thoroughly investigated. Considering the decennial periodicity of the Brazilian censuses as established by law, the V General Census of Brazil should had taken place in 1930, yet a number of reasons, particularly those of political nature, hindered the operation that year. After the radical transformation of the statistical services in Brazil – creation of the National Council of Statistics - CNE and National Council of Geography - CNG, which, altogether, formed the IBGE, according to Decree-Law no. 218, of January 26, 1938 –, the V General Census of Brazil was carried out in 1940, corresponding to the fifth population census, second agricultural and industrial census, and first surveying on trade, transportation, communications and services.  Carried out in 1950, the VI General Census of Brazil included the Population Census, whose reference date was fixed on July 1st, and the Agricultural, Industrial, Trade and Services Censuses, as well as the special surveys on transportation and communications. That census integrated the Census of the Americas, sponsored by the Inter-American Statistical Institute - IASI, addressing a specific request from the United Nations - UN. Held on September 1, 1960, the VII General Census of Brazil also followed the basic guidelines established by those international organizations, in order to assure the consistency of the concepts and allow the comparability of the census results among the American nations. In this survey, the sampling technique was used for the first time in a Brazilian census. Integrated with the Census of the Americas, the VIII General Census of Brazil was carried out on September 1, 1970, encompassing the Population Census and the Property, Agricultural, Industrial, Trade and Services Censuses, as well as special surveys on credit institutions, insurance companies and companies in charge of producing and distributing electricity. The IBGE carried out the IX General Census of Brazil on September 1, 1980, which included not only the Population Census, yet also the Agricultural, Industrial, Trade and Services Censuses and, after previous surveys, integrated with the Census of the Americas, as suggested by the UN. That survey counted on technological advances that allowed innovations in the operation and dissemination of results, which were published in the same year of the operation for the first time ever. Due to budget restrictions, the Population Census was not carried out in 1990, being postponed to September 1, 1991. Compared with the previous censuses, the 1991 Population Census innovated in a number of technical, technological and operational aspects, highlighting also the institution of partnerships – Municipal Census Commissions - CCMs and the Advisory Commission –, which worked as a link between the IBGE and the society. The 2000 Population Census, which resumed the operation in years ending in zero, anticipated the reference date of the survey from September 1st to August 1st, and represented a qualitative leap in a number of aspects, particularly concerning the technological innovation – from the system that followed up the data collection to the data capture and to the automation of the processes of data coding, edit and tabulation, through the extensive use of digital technologies, providing the most appropriate media to each segment of users. Its implementation consolidated the statistical bonds among the countries of the Extended Mercosur, which also includes Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile. Carried out on August 1st, the 2010 Population Census made important transformations in the work methods, providing users with even more interactive and specialized pictures, characterized by relevant methodological improvements and technological advances. Partnerships were improved and strengthened through the State Census Commissions - CCEs and Municipal Commissions of Geography and Statistics - CMGEs, aiming at expanding the integration between the IBGE and the local communities to gather cooperation and logistics support for the implementation of institutional surveys.

Time series

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Microdata

The microdata are the lowest level of disaggregation of the data of a survey, representing, in the form of numerical codes, the content of the questionnaires and preserving the statistical confidentiality aiming at the non-individualization of the information. The microdata are in ASCII format, allowing expert users with knowledge in programming, preferably in statistical software, to read the data, cross them in different geographic aggregations and create multiple tabulations according to their personal interest.

The microdata files are coupled with a support documentation that provides the names, codes and descriptions of the variables and their categories, complemented, whenever needed, with elements to compute the sampling errors.

2010 Census

Updating

March 11, 2016 - Variable v1005 - ENUMERATION AREA STATUS was included in the HOUSING UNIT, PERSON, EMIGRATION and MORTALITY files

Federation Units

Documentation

Tables - Federation Units and Municipalities (in zip format)

2000 Census

Updating

September 8, 2017 - It was detected that variable V0300 was not in the housing unit file.

March 9, 2016 - It was detected that the activity and employment files were incomplete and that it was necessary to include new codes in the documentation that matches the codes of 2000 and 1991.

June 19, 2015 - It was detected that parts of some records were corrupted. The files were replaced.

Federation Units

Downloads

Technical Information

Methodology of the survey carried out in 2010 (Methodological Reports Series, v. 41)

Methodology of the survey carried out in 2000 (Methodological Reports Series, v. 25)

Methodology of the survey carried out in 1980 (Methodological Reports Series, v. 4)


The changes that took place in the survey after the release of the methodological reports are presented either as Technical notes and/or Methodological notes. The technical notes either report or clarify specific issues on the survey, whereas the methodological notes address general aspects of the improvements, updates and/or revisions implemented, as well as complementary methodological aspects, whose clarifications have been made necessary before the release of a new formal volume of the Methodological Reports Series.

Technical notes

  • Technical note 01/2018 - Reinterpretation of the data on disabled persons in the 2010 Population Census, in the light of the recommendations of the Washington Group

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