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DISTKE
District, Kenya

Availability
Kenya: 1989, 1999

Universe
All households.


Description
DISTKE identifies the household's district within Kenya, which is the minor administrative geographical level of the country. The first digit of DISTKE identifies province, the major administrative level.

Comparability - General
The map of Kenyan districts changed markedly between 1989 and 1999. During this time, some districts were subdivided. The first digit of DISTKE indicates the province, and it is fully comparable across samples. The second and third digits indicate the district within each province according to the 1989 system, which is comparable with 1999. The last digit indicates those instances in which a district was subdivided between 1989 and 1999.