Description

GEO2_GH2010 identifies the household's locality within the Accra Metropolitan District in the 2010 MICS survey. Localities are the fourth level administrative units of the country, after regions, districts, and sub-metros.

The first three digits of GEO2_ GH provide the country code; the second three digits provide the region code; the last three digits specify the MICS unit code 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 Ghana includes spatiotemporally harmonized GEO1_GH.

A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO2_GH2010 is available on the GIS Boundary files page. The full set of geography variables for all MICS samples and country can be found at IPUMS MICS Geography.

Comparability

GEO2_GH2010 is only available for the 2010 Ghana MICS survey. This survey sampled five high population density localities located within the Accra Metropolitan District. The five localities selected are as follows:

• Bubiashie from parts of Ablekuma North and Okai Koi South sub-metros
• La from Ladadekotopon sub-metro
• James Town from Ashiedu Keteke sub-metro
• Nima from Ayawaso East sub-metro
• Accra New Town from parts of Ayawaso Central and Ayawaso East sub-metros

The entire sub-metros of Ablekuma Central, Ablekuma South, Okai Koi North, Ayawaso West, and Osu Klottey were not included in the 2010 MICS survey.

Universe

Availability

• Ghana (Accra): 2010