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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics. Aggregate Data at the Municipal Level

From: International remittances, cash transfer assistance and voter turnout in Mexico

Statistic

N

Mean

St. Dev.

Min

Pctl(25)

Median

Pctl(75)

Max

Remittance receiving households (%)

2456

6.50

7.25

0.00

1.47

3.72

8.99

48.70

Turnout in the 2012 election (%)

2446

64.71

10.71

0.00

58.58

64.87

70.82

94.48

Remittance receiving households (2000)

2443

6.52

7.70

0.00

1.00

3.42

9.46

53.71

CCT spending (per 1000 habitants)

2456

1088.95

748.52

0.00

533.14

1062.59

1581.36

20,906.55

Social marginalization (index)

2456

0.00

1.00

−1.89

−0.79

−0.14

0.63

4.44

High and very high levels of marginalization (binary)

2456

0.25

0.43

0

0

0

0

1

Population size

2456

45,694.50

132,385.2

93

4264.5

12,730.5

32,664.2

1,800,000

Population density

2452

280.18

1178.54

0.14

18.69

52.07

133.34

17,423.40

Population under 15 (per 1000 habitants)

2456

310.46

52.95

136.23

275.15

305.47

341.22

553.74

Sex ratio

2456

95.59

6.57

63.20

91.80

95.40

99.30

142.00

Homicide rate (per 1000 habitants)

2456

0.10

0.22

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.11

2.92