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GEO_JO2009

(V101_JO2009)
Jordan regions, 2009 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_JO2009 (V101_JO2009) reports the region of Jordan where the respondent was interviewed. Geographic units in this variable consist of very broad regions (North, Central, and South).

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_JO2009 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_JO2009 (V101_ JO2009) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_JO2009 (GEO_JO2009) is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 is included in all Phases of the DHS.

Universe

  • Jordan 2009: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan: 2009-W, 2009-C, 2009-B, 2009-H, 2009-W