Codes and Frequencies
Description
REGNCL indicates the region in Chile in which the household was enumerated. It is the largest-scale geographic identifier available in the Chile samples.
The full set of geography variables for Chile can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level refer to GEOLEV1 and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.
Comparability — General
Where boundaries changed over time, units were harmonized to create units with boundaries that remain stable over time.
Boundary changes:
- Los Ríos region was formed from Los Lagos
- Arica and Parinacota region was formed from Tarapacá
- Ñuble regions was formed from Bio Bío
REGNCL does not include the 1960 or 1970 samples due to reorganization of administrative divisions between 1970 and 1982.
Universe
- All households
Availability
- Chile: 1982, 1992, 2002, 2017
