Table 8.

Sample characteristics

Country	Year	Sample density	Women in union		Men in union		Type of unit	# Units
			Age 25-29	Age 30-34	Age 25-29	Age 30-34
Argentina	1970	2,0%	11,951	12,594	9,410	11,565	Province	24
	1980	10,0%	73,547	73,733	62,566	72,154	Province	24
	1991	10,0%	108,866	119,285	90,369	113,934	Province	24
	2001	10,0%	82,852	89,599	68,084	83,112	Province	24
Bolivia	2001	10,0%	21,002	20,533	18,001	19,275	Department	9
Brazil	1970	5,0%	128,358	119,990	108,100	120,653	State	26
	1980	5,0%	175,376	152,298	157,046	157,778	Meso-region	137
	1991	5,8%	248,620	245,327	210,307	238,203	Meso-region	137
	2000	6,0%	269,940	288,332	229,222	275,801	Meso-region	137
Chile	1970	10,0%	21,923	20,134	18,653	19,269	Region	13
	1982	10,0%	31,884	30,151	27,873	29,992	Region	13
	1992	10,0%	41,721	43,286	34,968	41,737	Region	13
	2002	10,0%	34,803	42,994	27,592	39,349	Region	13
Colombia	1973	10,0%	47,046	42,346	34,580	38717	Department	30
	1985	10,0%	80,109	67,829	60,629	66113	Department	33
	1993	10,0%	97,898	96,791	76,585	90675	Department	31
	2005	10,0%	95,127	97,155	77,645	88833	Department	33
Costa Rica	1973	10,0%	4,430	3,970	3,790	4,032	Province	7
	1984	10,0%	7,380	6,591	6,616	6,749	Province	7
	2000	10,0%	10,242	11,364	8,391	10,750	Province	7
Cuba	2002	10,0%	31,355	40,142	26,048	37,580	Province	15
Ecuador	1974	10,0%	16,243	13,543	15,839	15,654	Province	21
	1982	10,0%	22,534	19,787	19,492	20,050	Province	22
	1990	10,0%	28,991	26,605	23,770	25,744	Province	23
	2001	10,0%	33,923	33,228	28,616	32,206	Province	23
Mexico	1970	1,0%	13,275	10,914	11,370	10,785	State	32
	1990	10,0%	251,282	231,777	209,584	216,167	State	32
	2000	10,6%	311,063	300,694	260,268	276,893	State	32
Panama	1970	10,0%	3,921	3,384	3,307	3,169	Province	10
	1980	10,0%	5,412	4,991	4,347	4,916	Province	10
	1990	10,0%	6,653	6,172	5,459	5,966	Province	10
	2000	10,0%	7,953	8,047	6,580	7,600	Province	11
Peru	1993	10,0%	61,926	60,788	49,143	56,845	Department	25
	2007	10,0%	73,421	76,790	61,394	71,985	Department	25
Puerto Rico	1970	1,0%	740	654	606	600	Country	1
	1980	5,0%	4,326	4,560	3,799	4,336	Country	1
	1990	5,0%	4,240	4,542	3,691	4,128	Country	1
Venezuela	1971	10,0%	27,616	24,586	22,828	24,653	State	24
	1981	10,0%	41,685	36,022	37,357	37,231	State	24
	1990	10,0%	46,707	44,909	41,354	44,621	State	24
	2001	10,0%	59,709	62,640	49,570	58,867	State	24

Source: IPUMS International.