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GEO_ZM2018 (V101_ZM2018)
Zambia regions, 2018 [GIS]

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Description

GEO_ZM2018 (V101_ZM2018) reports the region of Zambia where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2018 Zambia survey are equivalent to provinces.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There is also an integrated variable, GEO_ZM1992_2018, that provides spatially consistent units over time.

A GIS map for GEO_ZM2018 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_ZM2018 (V101_ZM2018) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_ZM2018, 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

  • Zambia 2018: All women age 15-49.
  • Zambia: 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B, 2018-M, 2018-H, 2018-W