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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 23.
Published in final edited form as: Vienna Yearb Popul Res. 2013;11:109–136. doi: 10.1553/populationyearbook2013s109

Table 4.

Inter-census cohort survival ratios

Birth place Survival ratio
N denominator
Males Females Males Females
1984–2000 survival, N(76+)/N(60+)
 Nicoya native 0.499 0.521 4,782 4,999
 Other Costa Rica 0.434 0.492 65,325 70,988
Ratio Nicoya/other CR 1.150 1.058

2000–2011 survival, N(87+)/N(76+)
 Nicoya native 0.311 0.382 2,387 2,602
 Other Costa Rica 0.271 0.334 28,362 34,929
Ratio Nicoya/other CR 1.145 1.143

1984–2011 survival, N(87+)/N(60+)
 Nicoya native 0.155 0.199 4,782 4,999
 Other Costa Rica 0.118 0.164 65,325 70,988
Ratio Nicoya/other CR 1.316 1.209

Source: Census micro-databases online: http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/censos/