POVERTY IN THE BRAZILIAN RURAL EARLY CHILDHOOD

MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHENOMENON

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/qk8m0f48

Abstract

Assuming the importance of early childhood free from the multiple dimensions of poverty for the development of individuals, this study aims to measure the level of deprivation of children in the early childhood age of rural Brazil. For this, a poverty index based on the theory of diffuse sets was constructed, a mathematical tool that investigates nebulous phenomena such as poverty. The data were captured by PNAD 2013, totaling a sample of 5752 children aged 0 to 6 years from all Brazilian states and the Federal District. The results indicate that these children suffer multiple deprivations, mainly in the states of Amazonas and Maranhão, responsible for conditions between medium and high deprivations. No other extreme remained in Santa Catarina, the state with the lowest multidimensional poverty rate. Among the dimensions analyzed, highlighted Sanitary Conditions and Food Security, essential for maintaining the precarious conditions of the children investigated.

Author Biographies

  • Ohanna Larissa Fraga Pereira, Unicamp

    Graduated in Economic Sciences from the Federal University of Ceará, Master's in Economics and Development from the Federal University of Santa Maria and is currently a doctoral student in Economic Development from the State University of Campinas.

  • Caroline Lucion Puchale, UFRGS

    Graduated in Economic Sciences from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Master in Economics and Development from the Federal University of Santa Maria and is currently a doctoral student in Economics, with an emphasis in Applied Economics, from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

  • Orlando MARTINELLI JÚNIOR, UFSM

    He has a degree in Economic Sciences from the State University of Campinas (1981), a master's degree in Economics from the University of São Paulo (1987) and a doctorate in Economic Sciences from the State University of Campinas (1997). Visiting Scholar at Sonoco International Business Department at Moore School of Business - University of South Carolina (2010-2011). He is currently a professor at the Department of Economics and International Relations (DERI), and at the Postgraduate Program in Development Economics at the Federal University of Santa Maria.

Published

2025-09-17

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2025): Economia e Sociedade

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