Codes and Frequencies
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Most IPUMS data transformations are performed using variable harmonization tables that specify how each value in the source data is recoded. Some variables also require programming logic in addition to the harmonization table. The harmonization documents for this variable are:
- Harmonization table
- No supplemental programming
- Instructions for interpreting harmonization documents
Description
DHS_IPUMSI_KE provides geographic codes for Kenya that match those in the DHS and IPUMS-International databases. This variable can be used to link contextual area data from IPUMS-DHS to IPUMS-International or vice versa. The codes in DHS_IPUMSI_KE indicate the major administrative unit in which the household was enumerated or surveyed.
GIS shapefiles for Kenya can be downloaded here.
Comparability — General
The units in DHS_IPUMSI_KE are harmonized across DHS and IPUMS-International samples to account for changing boundaries in the major administrative level of geography. The time span for DHS samples is 1989 to 2014 and corresponds to the census samples from 1969 to 2019 in IPUMS-International.
The 1989, 1993, and 1998 DHS surveys exclude the Northeastern province.
Universe
- All households
Availability
- Kenya: 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009, 2019
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