Estimaciones, identidad y la relación entre uso de la lengua y autoadscripción

This work studies the differences that arise when self-identification or the use of the indigenouslanguage is used in the estimation of the indigenous population. As a result of the analysis ofofficial information, it is concluded that the increase in schooling at home and the receipt ofincome from relatives living abroad, discourages people from indicating the use of the languageand self-registering. On the other hand, it is found that people who receive support from thegovernment have greater incentives to declare the use of the language and self-enroll. Finally,it is shown that self-enrollment and use of the indigenous language are not the same variablesand therefore cannot be used as an equivalent criterion for the realization of public policy. It isstatistically demonstrated that people who speak the indigenous language constitute a subset ofpeople who self-describe as indigenous