Description

GEO1_MX identifies the household's region (groups of states) of residence within Mexico in the 2015 MICS survey.

The 2015 Mexico MICS survey is representative at five regional levels: Noroeste, Noreste, Centro, Ciudad de México-Estado de México and Sur. The regional levels consist of groups of states.

• Noroeste (Northwest): Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora
• Noreste (Northeast): Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Nuevo Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas
• Centro (Central): Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Michoacan, Colima
• CDMX-Edo Mexico (Federal District): Ciudad de Mexico, Estado de Mexico
• Sur (South): Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan

The first three digits of GEO1_MX 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.

A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO1_MX 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

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• Mexico: 2015