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CRI_1963_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Costa Rica, Province 1963 [Level 1, GIS] (GEO1_CR1963)

Data file: CRI1963_PHC-H-H

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Type: Discrete
Start: 125
End: 127
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category
001 San José
002 Alajuela
003 Cartago
004 Heredia
005 Guanacaste
006 Puntarenas
007 Limón
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_CR1963 identifies the household's province within Costa Rica in 1963. Provinces are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_CR1963 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Costa Rica 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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