Description

GEO_ CD2007 (V101_ CD2007) indicates the region of Congo Democratic Republic where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 2007 Congo Democratic Republic survey are equivalent to old provinces prevalent until 2011.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There is an integrated variable, GEO_CD2007_2013, that provides spatially consistent units over time.

A GIS map for GEO_ CD2007 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_ CD2007 (V101_ CD2007) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_ CD2007, like other V101 variables, is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 is included in all Phases of the DHS.

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