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GEO_JO1990

(V101_JO1990)
Jordan regions, 1990 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_JO1990 (V101_JO1990) reports the region of Jordan where the respondent was interviewed. The units in the 1990 Jordan survey are equivalent to groups of governorates.

Other samples have their own sample-specific geography variables. There are other integrated variables that provide spatially consistent regions over time. These include GEO_JO2007_2023, GEO_JO1997_2023, and GEO_JO1990_2023.

A GIS map for GEO_JO1990 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_JO1990 (V101_ JO1990) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_JO1990 (V101_JO1990) is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 is included in all Phases of the DHS.

Universe

  • Jordan 1990: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan: 1990-W, 1990-C, 1990-B, 1990-H, 1990-W