Diagnóstico sócio-econômico da população periférica e central da cidade de Lavras-MG

Abstract

The general objetive of this work was the characterization of job situation, levels of income and consumption of the population of the central and the peripheral areas the city of Lavras in 1980. The data were obtained through direct interviews with 166 heads of families living in nine peripheral areas and in the central area of Lavras. The families from peripheral areas generally presented an expressive percentage of heads of families coming from rural areas (61,6%), precarious living conditions and low level of schooling, as compared to central town area. In spite of the high working force potential in relation to the population studied, (62,8%), only 53,1% of this potential were employed, being 33,2% men and 19,9% women. The source of income was 75,6% from regular jobs, 15,7% from retirement or other pensions, 5,2% from own activities, 1,9% from sporadic jobs, and 1,6% from other sources. In the economically active population in peripherical areas 37,5% of the men worked in the construction sector and 53,8% of the women worked as domestic servants. The level of unemployment•was 11,6% among the population studied, being higher for women than for men, and also higher in peripheral areas than in the central area. The average per capita income in the peripheral areas was US$ 610.00 and in the central area US$ 3,074.80. Total per capita expenses increased as income increased. As the per capita income increased, the percentage spent for food was lower, and the percentage for other expenses was higher in relation to total expenses. Food consumption showed that the population from peripheral areas had a diet poorer in nutritional foods than the population from the central area. It also showed that price of foods have more influence on the population from peripheral areas than on the population from the central area.