1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971

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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS

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Nicaragua, Department 1971 [Level 1, GIS] (GEO1_NI1971)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 113

End: 115

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
001	Chinandega
002	Leon
003	Managua
004	Masaya
005	Granada
006	Carazo
007	Rivas
008	Chontales
009	Boaca
010	Matagalpa
011	Jinotega
012	Esteli
013	Madriz
014	Nueva Segovia
015	Rio San Juan
016	Zelaya
099	Unknown

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition

GEO1_ NI1971 identifies the household's department within Nicaragua in 1971. Departments are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_ NI1971 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Nicaragua 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.

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Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Geography: F-N Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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