Princeton European Fertility Project:
Codes for Regional Identification

The following codes for region are found in columns 31-32 of the title record in the Master File, and in columns 8-9 of the Thirty-Year File. Codes are shown only for those countries with more than one region identified in the data. The two-digit number preceding the country name is the country identifier found in columns 1-2 of both files.

• 01 Austria
  1. Austria
  2. Czechoslovakia
  3. Poland
  4. Yugoslavia and Italy
• 03 Belgium
  1. Flanders
  2. Wallonia
• 04 Denmark (All series)
  1. Hovedstader-Koebehaven
  2. Sjaelland
  3. Marbo
  4. Fyn
  5. Sydoestlige Jylland
  6. Nordjylland
  7. Sydrestllige
  8. Soenderjylland
• 05 England and Wales
  1. North Midlands
  2. Northeast
  3. Eastern
  4. South Midlands
  5. Wales
  6. West Midlands
  7. Home Counties and Southeast
  8. Northwest
  9. Southwestern
• 07 France
  1. Parisienne
  2. Champagne
  3. Picardie
  4. Haute-Normandie
  5. Centre
  6. Nord
  7. Lorraine
  8. Alsace
  9. France-Comte
  10. Basse-Normandie
  11. Pays de la Loire
  12. Bretagne
  13. Limousin
  14. Auvergne
  15. Pointon-Charentes
  16. Acquitaine
  17. Midi-Pyrenees
  18. Bourgagne
  19. Rhone-Alpes
  20. Languedor
  21. Provence-Cote D'Azur
  22. Corse
• 08 Germany
  1. Eastern
  2. East Central
  3. Middle
  4. North-Northwestern
  5. Rhineland-Westphalia
  6. Hessian
  7. Southern
• 10 Ireland
  1. Leinster
  2. Munster
  3. Ulster
  4. Connaught
• 11 Italy (Series 0 and 1)
  1. North
  2. Center
  3. South
  4. Islands
• 11 Italy (Series 2) (Number in parentheses indicates corresponding region in Series 0 and 1.)
  1. Piemonte (1)
  2. Liguria (1)
  3. Lombardia (1)
  4. Trento Alto Adige (1)
  5. Veneto (1)
  6. Venezia Giulia (1)
  7. Emilia (1)
  8. Toscana (2)
  9. Marche (2)
  10. Umbria (2)
  11. Lazio (2)
  12. Abruzzi (3)
  13. Campania (3)
  14. Puglia (3)
  15. Basilicata (3)
  16. Calabria (3)
  17. Sicilia (4)
  18. Sardegna(4)
• 15 Portugal
  1. North
  2. Center
  3. South
  4. Island
• 16 Russia
  1. Russia
  2. Ukraine
  3. White Russia
  4. Moldavia
  5. Latvia
  6. Lithuania
  7. Estonia or Estonian
• 17 Scotland
  1. Far North
  2. Highland Counties
  3. North East
  4. Eastern Lowlands
  5. Western Lowlands
  6. Borders
• 18 Spain (Series 0)
  1. East
  2. South
  3. Center
  4. North
• 18 Spain (Series 1) (Number in parentheses indicates corresponding region in Series 0.)
  1. Andalusia (2)
  2. Aragon (1)
  3. Asturias (4)
  4. Balearics (1)
  5. Canaries (2)
  6. Castilla la Nueva (3)
  7. Castilla la Vieja (4)
  8. Catalonia (1)
  9. Extremadura (3)
  10. Galacia (4)
  11. Leon (3)
  12. Murcia (2)
  13. Valencia (1)
  14. Vascongadas y Navarra (4)
• 20 Switzerland
  1. German area
  2. Italian area
  3. French area
  4. Romanisch area