Uma análise da dependência familiar de jovens adultos no Brasil urbano

Abstract

The main objective of the article is to empirically analyze the main determinants of the kangaroo generation in Brazil. The data from the Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílio (PNAD), carried out by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), for the years 2003 to 2013. For this purpose, a logit model is used to identify the main factors acting on the probability of an individual aged between 25 and 34 years old to live in the family environment of origin. The literature classifies these people as kangaroos because they postpone leaving their parents' house even though they are able to maintain an independent life. The results show that the probability of being a kangaroo increases among younger people, students, with a higher level of education, residents of the Northeast and Southeast, residents of metropolitan regions, with a child in the family and a living mother.