Definition
GEO2_CR1963 identifies the household's canton within Costa Rica in 1963. Cantons are the second level administrative units of the country, after provinces. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_CR1963 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.
The full set of geography variables for Costa Rica can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.