Description

GEO1_GW2006 identifies the household's region of residence within Guinea-Bissau in the 2006 MICS survey. Regions in Guinea-Bissau are groups of Administrative regions. Administrative regions are the primary level of geography in Guinea-Bissau.

The first three digits of GEO1_GW2006 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 the spatiotemporally harmonized GEO1_GW that applies to all Guinea-Bissau samples, the sample-specific GEO1_GW2014 that applies to 2014, and the sample-specific GEO1_GW2018 that applies to 2018.

A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO1_GW2006 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

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