An update of Brazilian household-level income and consumption patterns as an input to the iPETS model

Income and consumption patterns of households by demographic characteristics (age, rural/urban residence, education, and household size) for representative regions around the world are an important input to iPETS.

These income and consumption patterns are obtained and analyzed from country-specific socioeconomic household surveys, and results are combined with demographic projections about expected changes in population size, age composition, education, household structure, and urbanization to improve economic, energy, land use, and emissions projections. Because household income and consumption patterns can change substantially over time, particularly in developing countries, periodic updates of the household-level data used in iPETS are needed.