Description

GEO1ALT_GY identifies the household's area of residence within Guyana in the 2006 through 2019 MICS surveys.

The first three digits of GEO1_GY 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 Guyana include GEO1_GY, GEO1_GY2006, GEO1_GY2014, and GEO1_GY2019.

The areas in GEO1ALT_GY are not mappable. The full set of geography variables for all MICS samples and countries can be found at IPUMS MICS Geography.

Comparability

Areas in Guyana are not mappable due to inconsistent definitions between sample years. The full original detail is retained in GEO1_GY2006, which provides the codes and boundaries for 2006, GEO1_GY2014 which provides the codes and boundaries for 2014, and GEO1_GY2019 which provides the codes and boundaries for 2019.

Universe

Availability

• Guyana: 2006, 2014, 2019