Description

GEOALT_LR2019 reports the county of Liberia where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in GEOALT_ LR2019 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_LR2019 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEOALT_LR2019 is a country-specific variable with no comparability issues.

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