Description

GEO_CM2022 (V101_CM2022) reports the region of Cameroon where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 2022 Cameroon survey are equivalent to regions, with two cities, Douala and Yaoundé, remaining autonomous regions.

Other sample years for Cameroon have their own sample-specific geography variables.

A GIS map for GEO_CM2022 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_CM2022 (V101_CM2022) is a country- and sample-specific variable.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_CM2022, like other V101 variables, is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 (and the equivalent variables HV024 for household members and MV101 for men) are included in all Phases of the DHS.

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