Description

GEO_DR1999 (V101_DR1999) indicates the region of Dominican Republic where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 1999 Dominican Republic survey are equivalent to regions.

A GIS map for GEO_DR1999 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

In the 1986, 1991, 1996, and 1999 surveys, the country is divided into eight regions. In 2002 and 2007, there are nine regions. In the 2013 survey, the country is divided into eight regions with different geometry than the previous surveys.
GEO_DR1999 (V101_DR1999) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_DR1999, 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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