Population, Housing and Establishment Census 1986 - IPUMS Subset
Egypt, Arab Rep., 1986
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Reference ID
EGY_1986_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, IPUMS
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- EGY1986_PHC-H-H
- EGY1986_PHC-P-H
DHS-IPUMS-I Egypt regions, 1986-2006 [consistent boundaries, GIS] (DHS_IPUMSI_EG)
Data file: EGY1986_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
129
End:
130
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | URBAN GOVERNORATES |
| 01 | Cairo |
| 02 | Alexandria |
| 03 | Port Said |
| 04 | Suez |
| 05 | Helwan |
| 06 | 6th of October City |
| 10 | LOWER EGYPT |
| 11 | Damietta |
| 12 | Dakahlia |
| 13 | Sharkia |
| 14 | Kalyubia |
| 15 | Kafr-El Sheik |
| 16 | Gharbia |
| 17 | Menofia |
| 18 | Behera |
| 19 | Ismalia |
| 20 | UPPER EGYPT |
| 21 | Giza |
| 22 | Beni Suef |
| 23 | Fayoum |
| 24 | Menya |
| 25 | Assiut |
| 26 | Souhag |
| 27 | Qena and Luxor |
| 28 | Aswan |
| 30 | FRONTIER GOVERNORATES |
| 31 | Red Sea |
| 32 | New Valley |
| 33 | Matroh |
| 34 | North Sinai |
| 35 | South Sinai |
| 99 | UNKNOWN |
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_ EG provides geographic codes for Egypt 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_EG indicate the major administrative unit in which the household was enumerated or surveyed.
GIS shapefiles for Egypt can be downloaded here.
GIS shapefiles for Egypt can be downloaded here.
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