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GEO_JO2012

(V101_JO2012)
Jordan regions, 2012 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_JO2012 (V101_JO2012) reports the region of Jordan where the respondent was interviewed. Geographic units in this variable are 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_JO2012 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_JO2012 (V101_ JO2012) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_JO2012 (V101_JO2012) is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 is included in all Phases of the DHS.

Universe

  • Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Jordan: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-H, 2012-W