2015 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Sierra Leone, 2015

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SLE_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS

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Sierra Leone, District 2015 (2017 classification) [Level 2, GIS] (GEO1ALT_SL2015)

Data file: SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 117

End: 119

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
011	Kailahun
012	Kenema
013	Kono
021	Bombali
022	Falaba
023	Koinadugu
024	Tonkolili
031	Kambia
032	Karene
033	Port Loko
041	Bo
042	Bonthe
043	Moyamba
044	Pujehun
051	Western Rural
052	Western Urban

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

GEO1ALT_ SL2015 identifies the household's district within Sierra Leone in 2015. Districts are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1ALT_ SL2015 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Sierra Leone 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.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Geography: O-Z Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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