1974 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Liberia, 1974

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LBR_1974_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, IPUMS

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Dec 22, 2014

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DHS-IPUMS-I Liberia regions, 1970-2019 [consistent boundaries, GIS] (DHS_IPUMSI_LR)

Data file: LBR1974_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 140

End: 140

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Grad Cape Mount
2	Gbarpolu, Lofa
3	Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Maryland, River Gee, Rivercess, Sinoe
4	Bomi, Bong, Grand Bassa, Margibi, Montserrado
5	Nimba

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

DHS_IPUMSI_LR provides geographic codes for Liberia that match those in the DHS and IPUMS-International databases. This variable can be used to link contextual area data from IPUMS-DHS to IPUMS-International or vice versa. The codes in DHS_IPUMSI_LR indicate the major administrative unit in which the household was enumerated or surveyed.

GIS shapefiles for Liberia can be downloaded here.

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