Description

GEO1_CU identifies the household's region of residence within Cuba in the 2006 through 2019 MICS surveys. Regions in Cuba are groups of provinces. Provinces are the primary level of geography in Cuba.

The first three digits of GEO1_CU provide the country code; the last three digits specify the geographic unit within the country. Leading zeros are used when the geographical unit within the country requires less than a three-digit code. Other geography variables for Cuba include GEO1_CU2006, GEO1_CU2010, GEO1_CU2014, and GEO1_CU2019.

A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO1_CU is available on the GIS Boundary files page. The full set of geography variables for all MICS samples and countries can be found at IPUMS MICS Geography.

Comparability

The geographic units identified in the 2006 through 2019 surveys have different spatial footprints. GEO1_CU units have been harmonized to provide spatially consistent boundaries across survey years. In practice, the units in the most recent survey are aggregated to match the units identified in the earlier ones. The full original detail for each survey is retained in GEO1_CU2006, which provides the codes and boundaries for 2006, GEO1_CU2010, which provides the codes and boundaries for 2010, GEO1_CU2014, which provides the codes and boundaries for 2014, and GEO1_CU2019, which provides the codes and boundaries for 2019.

For 2006 to 2014: The current 16 provinces were grouped into 4 regions:

• Occidente: Pinar Del Rio, Artemisa, Matanzas, Mayabeque, Isla de la Juventud
• La Habana: Ciudad de la Habana
• Centro: Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey
• Oriente: Las Tunas, Holguín, Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo

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Availability

• Cuba: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2019