Definition
GEO2_CM1987 identifies the household's department within Cameroon in 1987. Departments are the second level administrative units of the country, after provinces. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_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.