Registration and access for IPUMS DHS is managed by The DHS Program, which is not reviewing new user applications or requests for expanded access from currently approved users at this time. IPUMS DHS data remain available to approved users.
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| 01 | Kachin | X |
| 02 | Kayah | X |
| 03 | Kayin | X |
| 04 | Chin | X |
| 05 | Sagaing | X |
| 06 | Taninthayi | X |
| 07 | Bago | X |
| 08 | Magway | X |
| 09 | Mandalay | X |
| 10 | Mon | X |
| 11 | Rakhine | X |
| 12 | Yangon | X |
| 13 | Shan | X |
| 14 | Ayeyarwaddy | X |
| 15 | NayPyitaw | X |
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
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