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GEO_TZ2017

(V101_TZ2017)
Tanzania regions, 2017 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_TZ2017 (V101_TZ2017) reports the region of Tanzania where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 2017 Tanzania survey are equivalent to regions.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. The integrated variables GEO_TZ1991_2022 and GEO_TZ1996_2022 provide spatially consistent units for Tanzania over time.

A GIS map for GEO_TZ2017 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_TZ2017 (V101_TZ2017) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_TZ2017, 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

  • Tanzania 2017: All women age 15-49.
  • Tanzania: 2017-W, 2017-C, 2017-H