EXPLORATORY NOTE ON CONSUMPTION AND SOCIOECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION IN BRAZIL BASED ON EVIDENCES FROM THE FAMILY EXPENDITURE SURVEY

Paiva, Guilherme França dos Santos; Silva, Denise Britz do Nascimento; Feijó, Carmem Aparecida

doi:10.1590/198055272021

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Articles • Rev. econ. contemp. 20 (2) • May-Aug 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/198055272021 copy

EXPLORATORY NOTE ON CONSUMPTION AND SOCIOECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION IN BRAZIL BASED ON EVIDENCES FROM THE FAMILY EXPENDITURE SURVEY

NOTA EXPLORATÓRIA SOBRE O CONSUMO E A CLASSIFICAÇÃO SOCIOECONÔMICA NO BRASIL BASEADA EM EVIDÊNCIAS DA PESQUISA DE ORÇAMENTO FAMILIAR

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

ABSTRACT

The present study aims at analysing different stratification criteria used in Brazil by market research companies and academia, taking into account family profiles based on socioeconomic and demographic variables. It presents different strata profiles generated by two nationally well-known stratification criteria based on survey data from the two last editions of the Brazilian Family Expenditure Survey (2002/2003 and 2008/2009)and it also provides evidence on patterns of change over time. The evidence corroborates that an economic improvement took place from 2003 to 2009 for those individuals classified in the lower socioeconomic stratum, together with an increase of total and per capita average income, and an increase of expenses. On the other hand, a visible reduction of savings for families in all economic strata and higher levels of household indebtedness was also noticed.

KEYWORDS:
socioeconomic stratification; household expenditure; household income; family consumption; savings; family expenditure survey

Brazil Criterion			Center for Social Policies
Strata	2002/2003	2008/2009	Strata	2002/2003	2008/2009
A	1.61	1.18	AB	10.00	10.00
B	12.07	14.71	C	40.00	40.00
C	32.38	42.73	D	32.56	42.92
D	40.34	34.35	E	17.45	7.08
E	13.59	7.03
Total	100.00	100.00	Total	100.00	100.00

Brazil Criterion			Center for Social Policies
Strata	2002/2003	2008/2009	Strata	2002/2003	2008/2009
A	3.97	3.69	AB	2.58	2.38
B	3.51	3.31	C	3.13	2.81
C	3.51	3.26	D	3.81	3.70
D	3.63	3.28	E	5.03	4.89
E	3.97	3.5

Level of Education	A		B		C		D		E
Level of Education	2002/2003	2008/2009	2002/2003	2008/2009	2002/2003	2008/2009	2002/2003	2008/2009	2002/2003	2008/2009
Basic - up to 4th grade	0.44%	0.38%	4.25%	5.96%	15.89%	21.98%	45.54%	55.34%	71.67%	74.24%
5th to 7th grade	0.58%	1.45%	9.94%	7.91%	31.72%	24.15%	36.24%	29.54%	22.85%	20.32%
Middle - 8th grade	0.14%	0.16%	8.42%	5.94%	19.13%	14.19%	12.63%	10.02%	5.13%	4.95%
Secondary - up to 12th grade	12.79%	35.46%	41.53%	60.09%	30.08%	37.6%	5.57%	5.02%	0.35%	0.5%
University degree	86.05%	62.56%	35.87%	20.1%	3.17%	2.08%	0.03%	0.08%	0%	0%
Basic - up to 4th grade	10.38%	10.17%	22.89%	29.17%	41.99%	41.72%	56.83%	55.2%
5th to 7th grade	12.44%	8.03%	28.68%	20.35%	34.37%	28.33%	30.38%	27.83%
Middle - 8th grade	8.16%	3.89%	15.78%	10.61%	13.59%	12.56%	8.34%	9.97%
Secondary - up to 12th grade	32.69%	53.9%	25.48%	35.15%	9.39%	16.69%	4.23%	6.63%
University degree	36.33%	24.01%	7.17%	4.71%	0.67%	0.7%	0.23%	0.37%

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[1] Correspondência para: Carmem Aparecida Feijó. Email: cbfeijo@gmail.com