Description

GEO1_VU identifies the household's province of residence within Vanuatu in the 2007 and 2023 MICS surveys.

The first three digits of GEO1_VU 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 Vanuatu include the sample-specific GEO1_VU2007.

A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO1_VU 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 2007 Vanuatu MICS survey includes the six provinces of Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, and Torba and the cities of Port Vila (part of Shefa province) and Luganville (part of Sanma province) whereas in 2023 Port Vila was combined with Shefa and Luganville was combined with Sanma province.

Universe

Availability

• Vanuatu: 2007, 2023