▁ 1 0 . 9 % ▁was ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁or ▁older . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁▁ ▁Str ucture ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁( 0 1 . 0 7 . 2 0 1 3 ) ▁( Est im ates ) ▁: ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁and ▁eth nic ▁structure ▁ ▁Chile ▁is ▁a ▁multi eth nic ▁society , ▁home ▁to ▁people ▁of ▁many ▁different ▁eth nic ▁background s . ▁Studies ▁on ▁the ▁eth nic ▁structure ▁of ▁Chile ▁vary ▁significantly ▁from ▁one ▁another . ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁health ▁book ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chile ▁( current ly ▁in access ible ) ▁states ▁that ▁ 6 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁of ▁C au cas ian ▁origin ; ▁Cast iz os / M est iz os ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁ 6 0 % ▁C au cas ian ▁ancest ry ▁and ▁ 4 0 % ▁Native ▁American ▁ancest ry ▁are ▁estimated ▁to ▁amount ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 %, ▁while ▁Native ▁Americans ▁( Amer ind ians ) ▁compr ise ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 5 %. ▁ ▁U NA M ▁professor ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁studies , ▁Francisco ▁L iz cano , ▁in ▁his ▁social ▁research ▁estimates ▁that ▁a ▁pre domin ant ▁ 5 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁Chile an ▁population ▁can ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁cult ur ally ▁European , ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 4 4 % ▁as ▁M est izo . ▁Al beit ▁this ▁is ▁an ▁estimation ▁based ▁on ▁cultural ▁aspects . ▁Other ▁social ▁studies ▁put ▁the ▁total ▁amount