Psychology: Research and Review
Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of poor families living in the municipality of Belém (PA) (n = 448)
Family status | |||||||
Mother | Father | Grandmother | Other | Uninformed | |||
406 (90.6%) | 14 (3.1%) | 13 (2.9%) | 12 (2.7%) | 3 (0.7%) | |||
Marital Status | |||||||
Married/stable union | Single | Divorced/ Separated | Widows | Uninformed | |||
202 (45.1%) | 206 (46%) | 30 (6.7%) | 7 (1.6%) | 3 (0.7%) | |||
Family Type | |||||||
Single parent | |||||||
Nuclear intact | Headed by grandparents | Reconstituted | Extended | Female | Male | Headed by grandparents | Extended |
132 (29.4%) | 12 (2.6%) | 25 (5.5%) | 28 (6.2%) | 145 (32.3%) | 4 (0.8%) | 16 (3.5%) | 86 (19.1%) |
Employment Situation | |||||||
Employed | Unemployed | ||||||
259 (57.8%) | 189 (42.2%) | ||||||
Beneficiary of the PBF | |||||||
Yes | No | ||||||
411 | 37 | ||||||
Age | |||||||
20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 | Uninformed | |
88 (19.6%) | 217 (48.4%) | 98 (21.8%) | 32 (7.1%) | 8 (1.7%) | 1 (0.2%) | 4 (0.8%) | |
Schooling | |||||||
EFI | EFC | EMC | ESC | Illiterate | Uninformed | ||
97 (21.6%) | 109 (24.3%) | 229 (51.1%) | 7 (1.5%) | 4 (0.8%) | 2 (0.4%) | ||
Number of children | |||||||
1 Child | 2 Children | 3 Children | 4 Children | 5 Children | 6 Children | ||
105 (23.4%) | 183 (40.8%) | 103 (22.9%) | 43 (9.5%) | 8 (1.7%) | 6 (1.3%) | ||