Estrutura familiar e seus impactos sobre as restrições da autopercepção dos níveis de saúde dos idosos no Brasil

The aim of the article is to investigate the impacts of co-residence over spouce and\or children on self-perceived health among Brazilian elderly. The database used was the health supplement of the National Sample Survey of Households (PNAD) conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Stat...

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Authors: Cruz, Mércia Santos da, Araujo, Jair Andrade de, Paixão, Adriano Nascimento da
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/35375
Online Access:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/35375
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Idosos
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Summary:The aim of the article is to investigate the impacts of co-residence over spouce and\or children on self-perceived health among Brazilian elderly. The database used was the health supplement of the National Sample Survey of Households (PNAD) conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2008. The sample consists of 36 551 people from all regions of the country such as urban areas and rurals. The results indicate that seniors with better socioeconomic status, who don’t have physical mobility problems are more propenspos to a better self report among their health, regardless of the gender of the elderly. Regarding the impact of co-residence family health of respondents, living with daughters increases the probability that perception is better (specifically good or very good). Moreover,- the results are consistent with the hypothesis that elderly brazilians realize better their health with home living with daughters and/or spouse.