The Sao Paulo labor force: a critical analysis of data sources
Costa, L.B.
Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Populacao 7(2): 125-161
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0102-3098 PMID: 12284557 Document Number: 376936
The author traces the recent evolution of the labor force in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. After a comparison of the two main sources of labor statistics, the decennial census and the annual survey entitled Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicilios, her findings are presented separately by sex for the period 1971-1988. An increase in the number of women who are heads of households is shown across most age groups and all types of union. Data are also included by sex on educational status, unemployment, residence characteristics, and hours of work.