Brazil National Household Sample Survey 2012
General Info
Original or alternative title
Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicilios (PNAD) 2012
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2012 - December, 2012
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative - Urban-rural 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 2012, the survey included questions on Internet access, cell phone possession, and marital status. The nationally representative sample covered 146,203 households and 362,451 individuals across 27 federal units and nine metropolitan regions.
Keywords
Agriculture, Assets, Birth certificates, Child labor, Community health workers, Coroners, Dentists, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Employment benefits, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Fishing, Health care personnel, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Income, International migration, Internet, Lab personnel, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Mass media, Military service, Mining, Nurses, Occupations, Personal caregivers, Pharmacists, Physical therapists, Physicians, Public social assistance, Race, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Surgeons, Teachers, Telephones, Transportation, Unemployment, Waste disposal, Water supply
Citation
Suggested citation
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Brazil National Household Sample Survey 2012. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).