Codes and Frequencies
Description
GEO_ET2019 (V101_ET2019) reports the region of Ethiopia where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2019 Ethiopia survey are equivalent to states.
Other sample years for Ethiopia have their own sample-specific geography variables. There is also an integrated variable, GEO_ET2000_2019, that provides spatially consistent units over time.
A GIS map for GEO_ET2019 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.
Comparability
GEO_ET2019 (V101_ET2019) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.
Comparability - Standard DHS
GEO_ET2019, like other V101 variables, is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 (and the equivalent variable of HV024 for household members) is included in all Phases of the DHS.
Universe
- Ethiopia 2019: All women age 15-49.