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<journal-id>0188-4611</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Investigaciones geográficas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Invest. Geog]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-4611</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geografía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-46111974000100005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El índice de bienestar y las actividades económicas en la República Mexicana]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soto Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Consuelo]]></given-names>
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<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>1974</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>1974</year>
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<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>91</fpage>
<lpage>108</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-46111974000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-46111974000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-46111974000100005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[A efecto de analizar las condiciones de bienestar en la República Mexicana, se utilizó el índice propuesto por Terjung (1966), que se basa en sensaciones subjetivas del hombre. Los mapas construidos, de enero, abril, julio y octubre muestran variaciones del bienestar a través del año. Asimismo, se relacionó tal variación con el desempeño de las actividades económicas de la población, ya que el grado de bienestar del hombre se asocia directamente con la eficiencia en el trabajo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[A previously developed Comfort Index (Terjung, 1966) based on subjective reactions of man was applied to Mexico. The maps present the anual variations of the comfort index. The relationship between the comfort index and the economic activities of the population are also stablished because working efficiency is affected by the sensations of human comfort.]]></p></abstract>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b>El &iacute;ndice de bienestar y las actividades econ&oacute;micas en la Rep&uacute;blica Mexicana</b></font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Consuelo Soto Mora</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Resumen</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">A efecto de analizar las condiciones de bienestar en la Rep&uacute;blica Mexicana, se utiliz&oacute; el &iacute;ndice propuesto por Terjung (1966), que se basa en sensaciones subjetivas del hombre. Los mapas construidos, de enero, abril, julio y octubre muestran variaciones del bienestar a trav&eacute;s del a&ntilde;o. Asimismo, se relacion&oacute; tal variaci&oacute;n con el desempe&ntilde;o de las actividades econ&oacute;micas de la poblaci&oacute;n, ya que el grado de bienestar del hombre se asocia directamente con la eficiencia en el trabajo.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Abstract</b></font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">A previously developed Comfort Index (Terjung, 1966) based on subjective reactions of man was applied to Mexico. The maps present the anual variations of the comfort index. The relationship between the comfort index and the economic activities of the population are also stablished because working efficiency is affected by the sensations of human comfort.</font></p>  	    <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>  	    ]]></body>
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