Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
palest
1997
|
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Jenin | X |
| 005 | Tubas | X |
| 010 | Tulkarm | X |
| 015 | Nablus | X |
| 020 | Qalqiliya | X |
| 025 | Salfit | X |
| 030 | Ramallah and Al-Bireh | X |
| 035 | Jericho | X |
| 040 | Jerusalem | X |
| 045 | Bethlehem | X |
| 050 | Hebron | X |
| 055 | North Gaza | X |
| 060 | Gaza | X |
| 065 | Deir Al-Balah | X |
| 070 | Khan Yunis | X |
| 075 | Rafah | X |
| 099 | No Man's Land-Israel/West Bank | · |
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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
GEO1_ PS1997 identifies the household's governorate within Palestine in 1997. Governorates are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_ PS1997 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.
The full set of geography variables for Palestine can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level, refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.
Comparability — General
All the units that make up Palestine are in dispute with Israel. The disputed areas are a result of the Third ArabâIsraeli War in 1967. With the exception of No Man's Land along the Israel/Palestine border, which is coded as 99, the areas referred to as "Judea, Samaria, and Gaza Areas" by Israel are divided into 16 units that make up Palestine.
Disputed regions:
- No Man's Land along the Israel/Palestine border is coded as 99.
- Judea, Samaria, and Gaza Areas (in dispute with Israel) make up Palestine. Data for these areas appear in all Israel samples and Palestine. In Palestine, the units are recorded separately while in Israel, the units appear as one.
Universe
- All households
Availability
- Palestine: 1997
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