Description

GEO_CM1991 (V101_CM1991) indicates the region of Cameroon where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 1991 Cameroon survey are equivalent to grouped regions, with the cities of Yaoundé and Douala combined into one region.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There are also integrated variables, GEO_CM1991_2018 and GEO_CM2004_2018, that provide spatially consistent units over time. The Cameroon 1991 sample is excluded form GEO_CM2004_2018 due to inconsistent boundaries.

A GIS map for GEO_CM1991 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_CM1991 (V101_CM1991) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_CM1991, like other V101 variables, is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 is included in all Phases of the DHS.

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