Description

GEO1_EG1986 identifies the household's governorate within Egypt in 1986. Governorates are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_EG1986 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Egypt 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.

Comparability — General

Missing geography:

• The 1986 sample is missing Luxor governorate and its corresponding districts.
• Some governorates are missing districts. See GEO2_EG and GEO2_EG1986 for details.

Universe

Availability

• Egypt: 1986