Definition
GEO1_CM1987 identifies the household's province within Cameroon in 1987. Provinces are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_CM1987 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.
The full set of geography variables for Cameroon can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.