Codes and Frequencies
Description
GEO1_GW2018 identifies the household's administrative region of residence within Guinea-Bissau in the 2018 MICS survey. Administrative regions are the primary level of geography in Guinea-Bissau.
The first three digits of GEO1_GW2018 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 samples, the sample-specific GEO1_GW2006 that applies to the 2006 survey, and the sample-specific GEO1_GW2014 that applies to the 2014 survey.
A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO1_GW018 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.
Universe
- Guinea Bissau 2018: Women age 15-49
Availability
- Guinea Bissau: 2018
