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DHS_IPUMSI_MM (DHS_IPUMSI_MM)
DHS-IPUMS-I Myanmar regions, 2014-2015
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Description

DHS_IPUMSI_ MM provides geographic codes for Myanmar 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_MM indicate the major administrative unit in which the household was enumerated or surveyed.

GIS shapefiles for Myanmar can be downloaded here.

Comparability

The units in DHS_IPUMSI_MM 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 are 2015 and the corresponding IPUMS-International samples is from 2014.

Universe

  • Myanmar 2015: All women age 15-59.
  • Myanmar: 2015-C, 2015-W, 2015-B, 2015-M, 2015-H, 2015-W