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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
GEO2_PG1980 identifies the household's district within Papua New Guinea in 1980. Districts are the second level administrative units of the country, after provinces. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_PG1980 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.
The full set of geography variables for Papua New Guinea 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
Where officially-defined municipalities have populations less than 20,000, they have been regionalized (combined) with neighboring municipalities.
Universe
- All households
Availability
- Papua New Guinea: 1980
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