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FIGUEIREDO, Márcia Cançado; KOTHE, Vinícius; CESAR, Melina de Oliveira  e  SILVA, Kátia Valença Correia Leandro da. Concepts on violence and socioeconomic data of people in extreme poverty, living in a city in Southern Brazil. RFO UPF [online]. 2013, vol.18, n.1, pp. 67-74. ISSN 1413-4012.

Objective: this study aimed to describe the knowledge of violence and socioeconomic indicators of residents from the city of Viamão, RS registered in the Health Strategy of the Augusta Meneguine family. Methodology: this is an observational cross-sectional and analytical study based on the application of questionnaires about violence and socioeconomic indicators. Results: the mean age of the 110 individuals evaluated was 35.2 years old (sd ± 16.24), with 75.5% female and 24.5% male. 42.2% of people did not work, and 16.4% had never had a job. Among the individuals who worked, 23.9% had income between R$ 380.00 to R$ 760.00, and 33.6% had a steady job for more than two years. It was observed that 50% of individuals were married, 31.8% had no children and lived with four people or more in the same household (54.5%). Regarding education, 38.2% of individuals had not completed basic education, 32.7% had never failed a class, and 40.9% had failed at least twice. 83.6% of individuals currently do not attend school. 44.5% affirm the idea that in Brazil violence is restricted to the less favored. Nearly 20% of individuals do not know the disarmament law and believe that firearms are necessary to enforce compliance. Conclusion: through the questionnaires it was possible to identify the profile of a deprived population: unemployment, poverty, low income, and poor education. This community had the potential to trigger risk situations for violence.

Palavras-chave : Violence; Poverty; Education.