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GEO_BD1994_2018 (GEO_BD1994_2018)
Bangladesh regions, 1994-2018 [integrated; GIS]
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Description

GEO_BD1994_2018 reports the region of Bangladesh where the respondent was interviewed. The variable is integrated to yield units with consistent boundaries across samples for Bangladesh.

Labels identify the modern geographic units (divisions) contained in each integrated region. Each sample for Bangladesh also has its own non-integrated geography variable.

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

Comparability

Bangladesh had 5 divisions in 1994, which later split into 8 divisions:

  • Chittagong split in the early 1990's to form Chittagong and Sylhet
  • Rajshahi split in 2010 to form Rajshahi and Rangpur
  • Dhaka split in 2015 to form Dhaka and Mymensingh

Universe

  • Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49.
  • Bangladesh 1997: Ever-married women age 10-49.
  • Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49.
  • Bangladesh 2004: Ever-married women age 10-49.
  • Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49.
  • Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49.
  • Bangladesh: 1994-W, 1994-C, 1994-M, 1994-W, 1994-B, 1994-H, 1997-W, 1997-W, 1997-C, 1997-M, 1997-H, 1997-B, 2000-H, 2000-M, 2000-C, 2000-W, 2000-B, 2004-M, 2004-B, 2004-W, 2004-W, 2004-C, 2004-H, 2007-M, 2007-W, 2007-H, 2007-C, 2007-W, 2007-B, 2011-M, 2011-W, 2011-W, 2011-H, 2011-C, 2011-B, 2014-H, 2014-B, 2014-C, 2014-W, 2014-W, 2018-H, 2018-W, 2018-C, 2018-B