Description

ETHNICITYGM (V131GM) is a variable specific to Gambia that reports responses to a question about the woman's ethnicity.

Comparability

ETHNICITYGM (V131GM) is a country-specific variable for Gambia that collects information about the ethnic group to which the woman belongs. Nine ethnic groups (with codes 01 through 09) are reported for the 2019 Guinean sample. The broad "other" categories have some variation. IPUMS DHS uses a composite coding system, in which broad "other" groups share a common first digit of 1, with specific detail preserved by the code's second digit.

Comparability - Standard DHS

ETHNICITY (V131) is a country-specific variable included in the standard DHS questionnaire for Phase 2 forward, with no standard wording or response categories.

Universe