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Table 6 Percentage of Mexican EAP by economic activity

From: Economic behavior of indigenous peoples: the Mexican case

 

Total

Rural

Rural (6 States)

 

Non-indigenous

Indigenous

Non-indigenous

Indigenous

Non-indigenous

Indigenous

Primary sector

11.1

44.1

32.8

59.9

58.2

74.7

Corn and bean crops

2.5

23.9

8.0

33.0

25.3

52.4

 Commercial crops

4.1

10.7

12.0

14.3

19.2

13.9

Land workers

4.5

9.5

12.8

12.6

13.7

8.4

Secondary sector

41.5

28.4

34.0

22.5

20.4

14.7

Crafts

2.3

4.7

2.4

5.2

2.0

3.6

 Construction

7.0

8.8

9.6

8.0

6.8

5.5

Other

32.2

14.9

22.0

9.3

11.6

5.6

Tertiary sector

47.4

27.5

33.2

17.6

21.4

10.7

Trade

11.4

7.4

9.4

5.2

6.2

3.3

Other

36.0

20.1

23.8

12.4

15.2

7.4

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

  1. Source: INEGI 2010