Case of Chiapas, Appendix

Appendix (Excerpts): Relative Social and Economic Marginality: Comparative Statistics on Indigenous Populations of Mexico, Total Population of Chiapas and Indigenous Population of Chiapas
	Indigenous Population of Mexico	Total Population of Chiapas	Indigenous Population of Chiapas
Population
1970	3 111 415	1 569 053	287 836
1990	5 282 347	3 210 496	716 012
Annual Growth Rate	2.6%	3.6%	4.6%
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Literate Population Over 15 Years	59.0%	69.6%	45.6%
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Homes Without Drainage	72.2	55.7	80.7
Homes Without Piped Water	46.5	40.5	49.6
Homes Without Electricity	37.0	33.1	61.3
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Infant Mortality	39.0/1000	39.0/1000	54.7/1000
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Unwaged Labour	21.0	19.0	32.5
Minimum Wage or Less	38.7	40.0	49.1
Minimum Wage or More	35.2	36.8	13.3
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Primary Sector	59.6	58.3	83.0
Secondary Sector	15.6	11.1	5.5
Tertiary Sector	21.9	27.4	8.6
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Women over 12 'inactive' economically	86.8	86.4	89.7
Source: Compiled from Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia E Informatica, Chiapas: Hablentes de Lengua Indigena (Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico: INEGI, 1993).