1. DISPARITIES IN MEXICO LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.TO EXPLAIN THE DISPARITIES THAT EXIST WITHIN MEXICO

2. DISPARITIES IN MEXICO

3. WHAT IS THE MARGINALISATION INDEX? An index based on a series of socio-economic indicators. –Educational levels & Illiteracy –Access to plumbing & sewerage –Drinkable water –Electricity –Overcrowded housing conditions –Unemployment & low pay –% population living in housing with dirt floors –Population living in communities of less than 5,000 in habitants

6. GDP PER CAPITA

13. 33% illiterate compared with 9.5% national average

14. 82% Highly Marginalized

15. 40% Higher fertility but 5% infant mortality rate

16. 85% below Mexican Poverty Line

17. >50% in extreme poverty

18. 1/3 households lack electricity

19. 1/2 households lack piped water

20. 90% own their own home & farm plots