Codes and Frequencies
Description
DHS_IPUMSI_ SN provides geographic codes for Senegal 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_SN indicate the major administrative unit in which the household was enumerated or surveyed.
GIS shapefiles for Senegal can be downloaded here.
Comparability
The units in DHS_IPUMSI_SN 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 2005 to 2019 and corresponds to the census samples from 1988 to 2013 in IPUMS-International.
The 1986, 1992, and 1997 DHS surveys were not included in this variable due to inconsistent boundaries.
Universe
- Senegal 2005: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2010: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2012: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2014: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2015: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Senegal 2017: All women age 15-49.