Household survey of the Elderly Population of Fortaleza/CE: methodological issues and socio-demographic characteristics

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Menezes, Tarciana Nobre de²  Marucci, Maria de Fátima Nunes³  Lopes, Francisco José Moreira¹ 

[1] IBGE;Universidade Estadual da Paraíba;Universidade de São Paulo

关键词: Elderly;    Epidemiological study;    Household survey;    Socio-demographic characteristics;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2007000200005

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE:To describe the study methodology and to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of the elderly in Fortaleza/CE.
METHOD: Epidemiological, cross-sectional household-based study. A total of 385 households were selected through probabilistic sampling techniques stratified by the neighborhoods and census sectors of Fortaleza. The variables analyzed were: gender, age group (60-69, 70-79 and 80 years or more), skin color, years of schooling, marital status and number of residents in the household.
RESULTS: 483 elderly people were interviewed (327 women, 126 men). Elderly mulattos represented 55.1% of the sample. Most of the elderly (61.7%) were illiterate or had a very low educational level. A large number of the elderly was married (48.5%); however, there was a higher proportion of widows (38.2%) among women. 68.7% of the selected households had between 2 and 5 residents.
CONCLUSION: Results indicate the heterogeneity of the elderly population. These results suggest the importance of public action to meet the needs of the elderly population. In addition, other studies should be performed, in order to expand the knowledge on this population.

【 授权许可】

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