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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Popul Dev Rev. 2018 Jul 18;44(3):455–488. doi: 10.1111/padr.12158

Appendix I.

Data sources for variables used in the analysis

Variable Source
HH sent migrant abroad during 5 years prior to Census (%) IPUMS
Maximum temperature, baseline (°C) TerraPop
Temperature change during retrospective window (°C) TerraPop
% months in window where temperature was... SDs above TerraPop
    1 – 2 standard deviations TerraPop
     2+ standard deviations TerraPop
Rainfall, baseline (mm/yr) TerraPop
Precipitation change during retrospective window (mm/yr) TerraPop
% months in window where precipitation was… SDs below TerraPop
    1 – 2 standard deviations TerraPop
     2+ standard deviations TerraPop
International migration intensity index (z-score) CONAPO
Marginalization index (z-score) CONAPO
Economic diversity index (0–1) Population Census (100% data)
State GDP growth, window relative to prior 5 years (%) Economic Census
Municipal farmland that is irrigated (%) Agricultural Census
Area of farmland planted with corn (sqm / 10 ha) Agricultural Census
Area of farmland planted with wheat (sqm / 10 ha) Agricultural Census
Area of farmland planted with soybeans (sqm / 10 ha) Agricultural Census
2,500 – 14,999 inhab. in locality (REF = less than 2,500) IPUMS
Municipal land classified as urban (%) IPUMS
HH members working in primary sector activities (%) IPUMS
HH members employed (%) IPUMS
Asset index (z-score) IPUMS
HH is owned by one of its members IPUMS
Schooling of HH head (years) IPUMS
HH income (in 1,000s MXN) IPUMS
Age of HH head (years) IPUMS
Children under 5 in HH (No.) IPUMS

IPUMS = 2000 & 2010 Mexican Population and Housing Census Long Form, 1% extract TerraPop: INSERT YEAR-YEAR Weather station data from the University of East Anglia’s CONAPO: Mexican National Population Council intensity indices calculated upon 2000 & 201 INEGI – Economic Census