Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
URBANHH (HV025) indicates whether the household member's de facto place of residence (i.e., where the person actually was at the time of the survey) was in an urban or rural location.
Comparability — Index
Comparability
The definition of URBANHH (HV025) varies widely across countries. The DHS Program adopts the country's urban-rural definition, rather than setting a consistent cross-country standard. Some definitions are population based, while others are infrastructure based.
Comparability - Standard DHS
URBANHH (HV025) is included as a standard variable in the standard DHS recode for Phase II forward.
Universe
No universe descriptions are currently available.
Afghanistan:
2015-H
Angola:
2006-H, 2011-H, 2015-H
Bangladesh:
1994-H, 1997-H, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2007-H, 2011-H, 2014-H, 2018-H
Benin:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2017-H
Burkina Faso:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2010-H, 2014-H, 2018-H
Burundi:
2010-H, 2012-H, 2016-H
Cameroon:
1991-H, 1998-H, 2004-H, 2011-H, 2018-H, 2022-H
Central African Republic:
1995-H
Chad:
1996-H, 2004-H, 2014-H
Comoros:
1996-H, 2012-H
Congo (Democratic Republic):
2007-H, 2013-H
Congo Brazzaville:
2005-H, 2011-H
Cote d'Ivoire:
1994-H, 1998-H, 2011-H
Egypt:
1992-H, 1995-H, 2000-H, 2003-H, 2005-H, 2008-H, 2014-H
Eswatini (Swaziland):
2006-H
Ethiopia:
2000-H, 2005-H, 2011-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
Gabon:
2000-H, 2012-H
Gambia:
2013-H, 2019-H
Ghana:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2014-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
Guinea:
1999-H, 2005-H, 2012-H, 2018-H, 2021-H
India:
1992-H, 1998-H, 2005-H, 2015-H, 2019-H
Jordan:
1990-H, 1997-H, 2002-H, 2007-H, 2009-H, 2012-H, 2017-H
Kenya:
1993-H, 1998-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2014-H, 2015-H, 2020-H
Lesotho:
2004-H, 2009-H, 2014-H
Liberia:
2007-H, 2009-H, 2011-H, 2013-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
Madagascar:
1992-H, 1997-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2011-H, 2013-H, 2016-H, 2021-H
Malawi:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2004-H, 2010-H, 2012-H, 2014-H, 2016-H, 2017-H
Mali:
1995-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2015-H, 2018-H, 2021-H
Morocco:
1992-H, 2003-H
Mozambique:
1997-H, 2003-H, 2011-H, 2018-H
Myanmar:
2015-H
Namibia:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2006-H, 2013-H
Nepal:
1996-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2011-H, 2016-H
Niger:
1992-H, 1998-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2021-H
Nigeria:
1990-H, 1999-H, 2003-H, 2008-H, 2010-H, 2013-H, 2015-H, 2018-H, 2021-H
Pakistan:
1991-H, 2006-H, 2012-H, 2017-H
Rwanda:
1992-H, 2000-H, 2005-H, 2008-H, 2010-H, 2013-H, 2014-H, 2017-H, 2019-H
Sao Tome:
2008-H
Senegal:
1992-H, 1997-H, 2005-H, 2006-H, 2008-H, 2010-H, 2012-H, 2014-H, 2015-H, 2016-H, 2017-H, 2021-H
Sierra Leone:
2008-H, 2013-H, 2016-H, 2019-H
South Africa:
1998-H, 2016-H
Tanzania:
1991-H, 1996-H, 1999-H, 2004-H, 2010-H, 2015-H, 2017-H
Togo:
1998-H, 2013-H, 2017-H
Uganda:
1995-H, 2001-H, 2006-H, 2009-H, 2011-H, 2014-H, 2016-H, 2018-H
Yemen:
1991-H, 2013-H
Zambia:
1992-H, 1996-H, 2001-H, 2007-H, 2013-H, 2018-H
Zimbabwe:
1994-H, 1999-H, 2005-H, 2010-H, 2015-H