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Visualizations generated from the Kenya Population and Housing Census (2019)

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Kenya Census (2019) Data Visualization

Welcome to the Kenyan Census Data Visualization repository! This repository contains code and data related to the Kenyan Census (2019). The goal of this project is to generate insightful visualizations and make them more accessible to researchers, policymakers, and the general public..

All data are obtained from:

  1. 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census
  2. Shelmith Kariuki (2020). rKenyaCensus: 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results. R package version 0.0.2.

Visualization 1 - Kenyan Generations by Presidential Era (2019)

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In this visualization, I look at the Total Kenyan Population by Generation. Here, Kenyans are classified into 5 generations (Pre-Independence, Kenyatta I, Moi, Kibaki, and Kenyatta II)

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Visualization 2 - Kenyan Generations by universal definition (2019)

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In this visualization, I look at the Total Kenyan Population by Generation. Here, Kenyans are classified into 5 generations (Pre-Independence, Kenyatta I, Moi, Kibaki, and Kenyatta II)

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Notes

  1. This project is inspired by Jason Timm's work on American generations and is modified to the Kenyan context.

Visualization 3 - Human Sex ratio for every single-year of age in Kenya (2019)

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In this visualization we look at the gender ratios for every single-year of age.

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Visualization 4 - Human Sex ratio in the 47 Kenyan Counties (2019)

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In this visualization we look at the gender ratios for Kenya's 47 counties.

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Notes

  1. Mapping inspired by inspired by Shelmith Kariuki article

Citation

  1. 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census
  2. Shelmith Kariuki (2020). rKenyaCensus: 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results. R package version 0.0.2.

Visualization 5 - Car Ownership in Kenya (2019)

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  1. The percentage of Kenyan households that own a car in each of the 47 counties.
  2. The ownership percentages are compared to the urban, rural, and national averages.

Visualization 6 - Where is Open Defecation Still Widely Practiced in Kenya?

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  1. Maps inspired by the book Analyzing US Census Data

Visualization 7 - Where are you most likely to find an asbestos roof in Kenya?

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Visualization 8 - Where do Kenyans own and where do they rent their own homes?

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Visualization 9 - Livestock numbers in Kenya (2019)

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