# GHANA Census by geographical subdivisions

**URL:** https://forum.ipums.org/t/ghana-census-by-geographical-subdivisions/2981
**Category:** INTERNATIONAL
**Created:** [June 3, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/ghana-census-by-geographical-subdivisions/2981 "2019-06-03T08:35:13Z")
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### Author: ![Frederico\_Ramos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@Frederico\_Ramos](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Frederico_Ramos)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/ghana-census-by-geographical-subdivisions/2981/1 "2019-06-03T08:35:13Z")

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Hello,

Is it possible to extract the data for an specific area of the country (ACCRA) using IPUMS International? I was trying to understand the household ID but it seems that it has no relation with any geographical subdivision. Is it correct?

Thanks,  
Fred

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### Author: ![JeffBloem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/jeffbloem/32/40_2.png) [@JeffBloem](https://forum.ipums.org/u/JeffBloem)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/ghana-census-by-geographical-subdivisions/2981/2 "2019-06-03T14:50:59Z")

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The household ID variables do not relate to geographic area of residence, they simply serve the purpose of uniquely identifying households in a given sample. To identify specific geographic regions, you’ll need to use the [geographic identification variables](https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/group?id=h-geog2). Specifically, in the 2010 sample, [GEO1\_GH2010](https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/GEO1_GH2010#codes_section) identifies regions and ==003 is “Greater Accra.” Additionally, again for the 2010 sample, [GEO2\_GH2010](https://international.ipums.org/international-action/variables/GEO2_GH2010#codes_section) identifies districts and codes 003001 through 003010 identify various districts within Greater Accra.

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### Author: ![Frederico\_Ramos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@Frederico\_Ramos](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Frederico_Ramos)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2019, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/ghana-census-by-geographical-subdivisions/2981/3 "2019-06-04T09:22:17Z")

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Thank you very much, Jeff.  
Very helpfull!