Description

BPL2_CI indicates the person's department of birth in Côte d'Ivoire. Birthplace department codes from BPL2_CI are compatible with codes from GEO2_CI.

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

This variable is comparable across samples.

Where boundaries changed over time, units were harmonized to create units with boundaries that remain stable over time. Where officially defined departments have populations less than 20,000, they have been regionalized (combined) with neighboring departments.

Boundary changes for BPL2_CI are too numerous to list here, but users should be aware that there were changes over time.

Universe

Availability

• Côte d'Ivoire: 1988, 1998