By Sonia Racy

The number of Brazilians living alone grows. IBGE – Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – discovered, in its last survey, that 5 million Brazilians live alone. Of this total, 63% are senior citizens, but 22% are people in the 20 to 29 years old age range. It is a market that grows 6 to 7% a year and draws attention from different segments of the economy. After all, most of these consumers earn from 10 to 20 minimum wages and have college degrees.

Adaptado de TAM Magazine, ano 4, n° 44, outubro de 2007, p. 72.

a) A que se refere o índice de 63% mencionado no texto?

b) O que caracteriza a maior parte dos consumidores brasileiros retratados no texto?