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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_ 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 GEO1_ 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.
Comparability — General
Sierra Leone adopted new geography boundaries in 2017, following the 2015 census. An alternate variable, GEO1ALT_ SL2015 corresponds to these new geography boundaries.
Boundary changes between GEO1ALT_SL2015 and GEO1_SL2015:
- Falaba formed from Koinadugu.
- Karene formed from parts of Bombali and Port Loko.
- Bombali absorbed parts of Tonkolili.
Universe
- All households
Availability
- Sierra Leone: 2015
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