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GEO_EG1995 (V101_EG1995)
Egypt regions, 1995 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_EG1995 (V101_EG1995) indicates the region of Egypt where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 1995 Egypt survey are equivalent to grouped governorates.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There are also integrated variables, GEO_EG1988_2014 and GEOALT_EG1988_2014, that provide spatially consistent units over time.

A GIS map for GEO_EG1995 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_EG1995 (V101_EG1995) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_EG1995, 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

  • Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt: 1995-W, 1995-C, 1995-B, 1995-H