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GEO_HT2006

(V101_HT2006)
Haiti regions, 2006 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_HT2006 (V101_HT2006) indicates the region of Haiti where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2006 Haiti survey are equivalent to regions.

Aire Metropolitaine and Reste-Ouest are combined in the survey recode files.

Other samples have their own sample-specific geography variables. There are other integrated variables that provide spatially consistent regions over time. These include geo_ht2000_2016.

A GIS map for GEO_HT2006 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_HT2006 (V101_HT2006) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_HT2006, like other V101 variables, is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 is included in all Phases of the DHS.

Universe

  • Haiti 2006: All women age 15-49
  • Haiti: 2006-W, 2006-C, 2006-B, 2006-H