Description

GEO2_HT1982 identifies the household's arrondissements within Haiti in 1982. Arrondissements are the second level administrative units of the country, after departments. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_HT1982 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Haiti can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

Comparability — General

The 1982 sample is missing 9 arrondissements.
These arrondissements are:

• Borgne
• Plaisance
• Ouanaminthe
• Vallieres
• Gonave
• Gros Morne
• Cerca la Source
• Lascahobas
• Chardonnieres

Universe

Availability

• Haiti: 1982