Resumen

CAMACHO CARDENAS, María Isabel; CABRERA MARRERO, Fabian  y  PITTI DE RIVERA, Amarilis. Urban and rural populations of Panama. An analysis using census microdata. Rev Nov Pob [online]. 2015, vol.11, n.22. ISSN 1817-4078.

Population and housing census continue playing an essential role in contemporary societies. The availability of the census microdata information offers incalculable possibilities for the scientific work, educational and planning activities to different scales. Starting from the possibility of working with the databases of the censuses of Panama, rounds 2000 and 2010, and making use of the software REDATAM for special processing, this paper presents the analyses of selected characteristics of urban and rural populations of the country. The results show the growth of the urban population's percentage, with a feminine bigger presence. The urban populations present an older age structure in the national context. The child mortality and fertility are both higher in the rural contexts.

Palabras clave : Population census; census microdata; urban-rural differential; age structure; child mortality; fertility.

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