Description

GEO_ MG1992_2021 indicates the region of Madagascar where the respondent was interviewed. The variable is integrated to yield units with consistent boundaries across samples.

Labels identify the modern geographic units (autonomous provinces) contained in each integrated region. Each sample also has its own non-integrated geography variable. The 2008 and 2021 Madagascar samples have greater geographic detail available in the GEO_MG2008_2021 variable.

An integrated GIS map (in shapefile format) for Madagascar can be downloaded here.

Comparability

Madagascar had 6 autonomous provinces in 1992-2003, which later split into 22 regions in 2008, and the capital of Antananarivo in 2021, as follows:

• Analamanga, Vakinankaratra, Itasy, Bongolava, and Antananarivo City were created from the Antananarivo province.
• Haute Matsiatra, Anamoroni'i Mania, Vatovavy Fitovinany, Ihorombe, and Astimo Atsinanana were created from the Fianarantsoa province.
• Atsinanana, Analanjirofo, and Alaotra Mangoro were created from the Toamasina province.
• Boeny, Sofia, Betsiboka, and Melaky were created from the Mahajanga province.
• Atsimo Andrefana, Androy, Anosy, and Menabe were created from the Toliary province.
• Diana and Sava were created from the Antsiranana province.

The 2011, 2013, and 2016 samples are excluded from GEO_MG1992_2021 due to incompatible boundaries.

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