Description

GEO_TR2018 (V101_TR2018) indicates the region of Türkiye where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2018 Turkey survey are equivalent to regions.

Other samples have their own sample-specific geography variables. There are other integrated variables that provide spatially consistent regions over time. These include geo_tr1993_1998 and geo_tr2003_2018.

Maps for the 2003, 2008, and 2018 samples do not appear in the DHS Spatial Data Repository.

Comparability

GEO_TR2018 (V101_TR2018) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_TR2018, 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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