Regional Identifiers
The RLMS data can be divided into eight regional categories. The following grid provides the SITE numbers for Phases I and II as well as the corresponding geographic regions.
| Phase I Sites (Rounds I-IV) |
Phase II Sites (Rounds V-XIX) |
Geographic Regions |
|---|---|---|
| 0,3 |
138-141, 238-241 |
Metropolitan areas: Moscow and St. Petersburg |
| 1,2 | 1-8, 89-91, 105 |
Northern and North Western |
| 4-6 |
14-38, 67-69, 72, 135, 136, 142-160, 171, 173, 177-179 |
Central and Central Black-Earth |
| 7-8 | 39-45, 48-51, 70, 100-104, 116-128, 165, 167 |
Volga-Vaytski and Volga Basin |
| 9-11 |
9, 52-57, 77-83, 129-134, 137 |
North Caucasian |
| 12-15 | 10-13, 46, 47, 106-115, 168 |
Ural |
| 16-18 | 58-65, 71, 84-88, 161-163 |
Western Siberian |
| 19-20 | 66, 73-76, 92-99 |
Eastern Siberian and Far Eastern |
