Description

GEO_JO2007_2017 reports the region of Jordan where the respondent was interviewed. The regions represent governorates, with consistent boundaries across samples.

Each sample year for Jordan has its own sample-specific geography variable. Other integrated geographic variables for Jordan that provide spatially consistent units over time include GEO_ JO1990_2017 (which identifies groups of governorates, excluding the 1997 and 2002 samples) and GEO_JO1997_2017 (which identifies three broad geographic regions).

An integrated GIS map (in shapefile format) for Jordan, using the units in GEO_JO2007_2017, can be downloaded here.

Comparability

The 1990, 1997, and 2002 samples are excluded from GEO_JO2007_2017. The 1990 Jordan sample provides information on groups of governorates, and the 1997 and 20020 Jordan samples provide information on very broad regions.

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