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Data source We
analyzed data on work and family conditions from the Brazilian Living
Standards Measurement Survey 1996/97, (Pesquisa Sobre Padroes De Vida).
This survey offers a rich array of work and caregiving
measures. Sponsored by the World Bank and the Brazilian Geographical
and Statistical Foundation (IBGE), [13] the survey sampled 19,409
individuals in 4,940 households representing the northeast and southeast
regions of See Table 3 for a description of the demographic characteristics of the households surveyed.
Measures analyzed In addition to the analyses described that were
conducted in all countries, we also analyzed the survey questions regarding
family illness burden. This included the occurrence of health problems
in the thirty days preceding the survey, the number of household members who
had stopped normal activities due to health problems in the previous thirty
days, and the number of days of work or school missed due to health
problems. Also, questions on children’s common
illness and health status – both as impacts of work-family burdens and
as measures of caretaking burdens – were assessed. This included
whether any children younger than fourteen had missed school for illness or
other family reasons, whether the household contained a child from birth to
age fourteen with a chronic condition, whether any of the children were not
breastfed, and the average age when children were first fed bottled
milk. In addition, we examined social and family supports (as measured by the existence of nonworking grandparents living in the household) and indicators of whether the mother, father, grandparent, other child, or other relative took care of a newborn to ten-year-old child during the day. For three to five-year-olds, we examined the proportion attending early education and the number of hours spent in the program. Other survey measures that were analyzed included school enrollment rates of children aged six to fourteen, the number of hours spent in school, the shift attended, commute time to and from school, and indicators of whether homework is completed daily and the impact these had on children’s well-being. For each potential outcome, we examined its relationship to work status of the household. Lastly, this data source provided information on the availability of workplace benefits – specifically, paid medical leave which was analyzed. ____________________ [8] World Bank Group. World Development Indicators 2000. [9] International Labour Office. KILM 2001-2002. Key Indicators
of the Labor Market. [10] World Bank Group. World Development Indicators 2000. [11] International Labour Office. KILM 2001-2002. Key
Indicators of the Labor Market. [12] International Labour Office. KILM 2001-2002. Key
Indicators of the Labor Market. [13] For more information on the 1996-97 Brazil Living Standards Survey, see: http://www.worldbank.org/lsms/country/brazil/br97home.html. Accessed: April 1, 2003. [14] For more information on the survey, see: http://www.worldbank.org/lsms/country/brazil/br97home.html. Accessed: April 1, 2003. [15] World Bank Group. The Brazil Health System:
Impact Evaluation Report, Report No. 18142, page 3,
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