Description

GEO1_GW identifies the household's region of residence within Guinea-Bissau in the 2006 through 2018 MICS surveys. Regions in Guinea-Bissau are groups of administrative regions, which are the primary level of geography in Guinea-Bissau.

The first three digits of GEO1_GW 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 Guinea-Bissau include GEO1_GW2006, GEO1_GW2014, and GEO1_GW2018.

A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO1_GW 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 2018 surveys have different spatial footprints. GEO1_GW units have been harmonized to provide spatially consistent boundaries across survey years. The full original detail is retained in GEO1_GW2006, which provides codes and boundaries for 2006, GEO1_GW2014, which provides codes and boundaries for 2014, and GEO1_GW2018, which provides codes and boundaries for 2018.

For 2006: 9 administrative regions were grouped into 4 regions:

• SAB: Sector Autónomo de Bissau
• Est: Bafatá, Gabu
• Nord: Biombo, Cacheu, Oio
• Sud: Bolama, Quinara, Tombali

Universe

Availability

• Guinea Bissau: 2006, 2014, 2018