IPUMS DHS: descr: GEOALT

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GEOALT_LR2013 (GEOALT_LR2013)

Liberia counties, 2013 [GIS]

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An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample

Code	Label	liber 13
01	Bomi	X
02	Bong	X
03	Gbarpolu	X
04	Grand Bassa	X
05	Grand Cape Mount	X
06	Grand Gedeh	X
07	Grand Kru	X
08	Lofa	X
09	Margibi	X
10	Maryland	X
11	Montserrado	X
12	Nimba	X
13	River Cess	X
14	River Gee	X
15	Sinoe	X

Description

GEOALT_LR2013 reports the county of Liberia where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in GEOALT_ LR2013 are equivalent to counties.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There is also an integrated variable, GEO_LR2007_2019, that provides spatially consistent units over time at lesser geographic detail.

A GIS map for GEOALT_LR2013 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

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