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GEO_LS2004

(V101_LS2004)
Lesotho regions, 2004 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_LS2004 (V101_LS2004) indicates the region of Lesotho where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2004 Lesotho survey are equivalent to districts.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There is also an integrated variable, GEO_LS2004_2023, that provides spatially consistent units over time. The integrated variable GEOALT_LS2004_2014 provides information on the ecological region of Lesotho from the 2004, 2009, and 2014 surveys.

A GIS map for GEO_LS2004 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_LS2004 (V101_LS2004) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_LS2004, 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

  • Lesotho 2004: All women age 15-49.
  • Lesotho: 2004-W, 2004-C, 2004-B, 2004-M, 2004-H