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Description
GEO_IA2019 (V101_IA2019) reports the region of India where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 2019 India survey are equivalent to states, with the capital as its own region. Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables.
A GIS map for GEO_IA2019 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.
Comparability
GEO_IA2019 (V101_IA2019) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.
Comparability - Standard DHS
GEO_IA2019, like other V101 variables, is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 is included in all Phases of the DHS.
