Table 1 Characteristics of the intervention states in terms of location, size and development indicators
| State | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Chihuahua | Oaxaca | Veracruz |
| Location/Region | North | Southwest | Southeast |
| Size of the population (millions) | 3.5 | 3.9 | 8.0 |
| Poverty (% of the population) | 30.6 | 70.0 | 62.2 |
| Size of population enrolled in PROSPERA | 480 thousand | 1.6 million | 2.5 million |