O perfil socioeconômico do idoso paraense frente à média nacional: um estudo para o período 2011 –2015

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the socioeconomic profile of the elderly in Paraenseby means of National Sample Household Survey(PNAD’s)for the period 2011-2015, analyzing if there is a distance from the national average. To do so, we initially used a broad bibliographical research on the demographic transition, education of the elderly and their participation in the labor market. Subsequently, data collection and treatment of PNAD / IBGE data were performed, and two tools were used to treat the data: Excel and IBM SPSS software. The results indicate that in Pará the elderly are leaving the cities and going to rural areas, although this is a very discrete movement and still with the strong prevalence of the elderly population residing in the urban area; this slight direction towards the rural area goes in contrast to the one noticed for the national scene. It was also found that there is a distance from the literacy variable, with illiteracy rates being higher in Pará. The main category of employment in Brazil is also a formal contract, while in Pará it is indicated as other unspecified ones. Due to the demographic transition, the participation of the elderly population increases considerably in all sectors of the economy. Finally, the results suggest that, based on the proposed methodology, there is a distancing of the socioeconomic profile of the elderly from Pará in relation to that observed nationally, although a few points tend to converge.