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Most IPUMS data transformations are performed using variable harmonization tables that specify how each value in the source data is recoded. Some variables also require programming logic in addition to the harmonization table. The harmonization documents for this variable are:
- Harmonization table
- No supplemental programming
- Instructions for interpreting harmonization documents
Description
BPL2ALT_BF identifies the person's province of birth in Burkina Faso in 1985. Birthplace province codes from BPL2ALT_BF are compatible with codes from GEO2_BF1985. Refer to BPL1_BF and BPL1ALT_BF for a person's region of birth.
Click on the Source Variables tab for information on place of birth for each sample year. Source variables may contain more geographic unit detail but are not suitable for cross-temporal comparison.
Comparability — General
There are no comparability issues.
See BPL2_BF for province of birth for the 1996 and 2008 samples.
Universe
- All persons
Availability
- Burkina Faso: 1985

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