Description

GEO_GN2021 (V101_GN2021) reports the region of Guinea where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 2021 Guinea survey are equivalent to regions.

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

A GIS map for GEO_GN2021 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_GN2021 (V101_GN2021) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_GN2021, 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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