Perfil dos pobres no município do sertão de Alagoas e sua evolução no período 2000 - 2010

Abstract

There is no single concept for poverty, it can be characterized by deficiencies in several aspects, including income, health, education and other dimensions. In the last decade, there have been improvements in monetary poverty level in Brazil, in the state of Alagoas and even Sertao Alagoano. This work aims to analyze the evolution of some socioeconomic indicators of the poor in Hinterland municipalities of Alagoas in 2000 and 2010, seeking to establish a comparison and identify the changes in this period. The study classifies the poor through the one-dimensional approach to income insufficiency, in which individuals are considered poor when having per capita household income less than or equal to R $ 140.00 in the year 2010 constant values, using as deflator the National Index Consumer Prices (INPC). The base available for this analysis is the Census. The study results show that there was an improvement in the educational level, access to public services infrastructure and consumer durables, but the period was reduced in the insertion of the working age population (PIA) to the labor market. Moreover, there is still a big economic gap between the state and the Hinterland, a key factor for a better result in poor profile in the state. However, between 2000 and 2010, the backlands of Alagoas presents a growth in several socioeconomic indicators higher than the state as a whole.