Women head three out of ten households in Rio

Abstract

The distribution of household heads by age and gender allows us to infer some specific characteristics of a population. To better understand the phenomenon, we divided the population into four age groups. The first consists of the youngest heads, up to 29 years old. The second includes those aged between 30 and 44 years. The third encompasses those aged between 45 and 59 years. Finally, the fourth is made up of people who have already entered old age.