title: The impacts of rapid demographic transition on family structure and income inequality in Brazil, 1981-2011.
abstract: This study analysed the impact of changing family structure on income distribution. Specifically, it analysed how changes in the proportions of different categories of family in the population contributed to increases in the income of the richest and poorest social strata in Brazil, and the consequent impacts on income inequality. Rural and urban families were compared in order to understand how these dynamics had different impacts on more developed (urban) and less developed (rural) areas. The results emphasize how changes observed in family structure are more pronounced among the richest families, contributing to an increase in (i) the income of the richest families and (ii) income inequality between the richest and poorest families, as well as between urban and rural areas.
authors.affiliation: a State University of Campinas.
authors.forename: Alexandre Gori
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.affiliation: a State University of Campinas.
authors.forename: Camila Strobl
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001723:Birth Rate; D001938:Brazil; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: demographic impact; family and household; inequalities; living arrangements; rural areas