Codes

This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.

Description

DISTDK reports the district in Denmark where the household was located. Districts are larger than PARISHDK1 and PARISHDK2 (parishes) and smaller than COUNTYDK (counties) in all Denmark samples.

Other geography variables for Denmark include administrative units as ADMINDK, regions identified in variable GEO1_DK1787_1885, counties identified in COUNTYDK, parishes in 1787, 1801, and 1845 as PARISHDK1, and parishes in 1880 and 1885 as PARISHDK2.

DISTDK is not mappable.

Comparability — General

Districts are harmonized by name and do not take into consideration boundary changes that may have occurred between sample years.

Universe

Availability

• Denmark: 1787, 1801, 1845, 1880, 1885