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GEO_EG2003

(V101_EG2003)
Egypt regions, 2003 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_EG2003 (V101_EG2003) reports the region of Egypt where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2003 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. Note that Egypt 2003 is an interim survey, and detailed geography is not provided.

A GIS map for GEO_EG2003 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_EG2003 (V101_EG2003) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_EG2003, 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 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Egypt: 2003-W, 2003-C, 2003-B, 2003-H, 2003-W