Brazil National Household Sample Survey 2011
General Info
Original or alternative title
Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicilios (PNAD) 2011
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2011 - December, 2011
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Nationally representative - Urban-rural representative - Subnationally representative
Summary
The National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), established in 1967, collects socioeconomic and demographic information about the Brazilian population. Household and individual questionnaires collect information on housing characteristics, migration, education, employment, and fertility.
In 2011, the survey removed the food security module and added questions on Internet access, cell phone possession, and marital status. The nationally representative sample covered 146,207 households and 358,919 individuals across 27 federal units and nine metropolitan regions.
Keywords
Agriculture, Assets, Child labor, Cooking fuels, Domestic migration, Electricity, Employment, Employment benefits, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Hours worked, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, International migration, Internet, Land ownership, Literacy, Live births, Loans, Marital status, Mass media, Military service, Parental survival, Private social assistance, Public social assistance, Race, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Telephones, Transportation, Waste disposal, Water supply, Education
Citation
Publication year
2012
Suggested citation
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Brazil National Household Sample Survey 2011. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), 2012.