Description

BPL1_KH indicates the person's province of birth within Cambodia. Birthplace province codes for BPL1_KH are compatible with codes for GEO1_KH.

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:

• There were shifts in province boundaries between Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey between 1998 and 2005.
• Phnom Penh province expanded its borders, absorbing parts of Kandal province between 2009 and 2011.
• Preah Sihanouk province expanded its borders, absorbing parts of Koh Kong province in 2009.
• Tbong Khmum province, formerly a central district of Kampong Cham province, was created in 2013.

In the 2013 sample, this question was only asked of present persons. In all other samples, the universe is all persons.

Universe

Availability

• Cambodia: 1998, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2019