Description

MIG2_P_PH indicates the person's municipality of previous residence within the Philippines. Migration municipality codes from MIG2_P_PH are compatible with codes from GEO2_PH.

Click on the Source Variables tab for information on place of residence for each sample year. Source variables may contain more geographic unit detail but are not suitable for cross-temporal comparison.

Comparability — General

Where boundaries changed over time, units were harmonized to create units with boundaries that remain stable over time. Boundary changes for MIG2_P_PH are too numerous to list here, but users should be aware that there were changes over time.

For the country of residence of international migrants, see MIGCTRYP (Country of previous residence).

Universe

Availability

• Philippines: 1990