Table 1 Environmental and sociodemographic characteristics of the three studied communities in Oaxaca, Mexico

Location

16° 8′ 35″ N–97° 12′ 22″ W

16° 15′ 00″ N–96° 01′ 00″ W

17° 71′ 88'' N–96° 40′ 19″ W

Altitude

1172 m

2010 m

336 m

Climate

Subtropical dry humid with summer rainfall, precipitation 1400–1700 mm

Semi-warm subhumid with winter rainfall, precipitation l500–1800 mm

Warm-humid with rainfall throughout the year, precipitation 1200–5000 mm

Vegetation

Pine-oak

Pine-oak

Montane rainforest

Ethnicity

Chatino

Chontal

Chinanteco

Lenguage

Chatino

Chontal

Chinanteco

Religion

Christian

Christian

Christian

Number of inhabitants

1844

388

238

Number of interviewees

62

14

8

Number of interviewees per age range

 7–20

24

3

1

 21–40

8

4

3

 41–60

20

6

2

 61–91

10

1

2

Number of interviewees per gender

 Male

31

7

4

 Female

31

7

4

Number of interviewees per occupation

 Housewife

18

6

-

 Peasant

16

5

3

 Bricklayer

1

–

5

 Student

17

2

-

 Security guard

1

–

–

 Trader

8

1

–

 Baker

1

–

–