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GEO_KM2012 (V101_KM2012)
Comoros regions, 2012 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_KM2012 (V101_KM2012) reports the region of Comoros where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2012 Comoros survey are equivalent to autonomous islands.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There is also an integrated variable, GEO_KM1996_2012, that provides spatially consistent units over time.

A GIS map for GEO_KM2012 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_KM2012 (V101_KM2012) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_KM2012, like other V101 variables, is a geographic variable added during processing of the DHS data. V101 is included in all Phases of the DHS.

Universe

  • Comoros 2012: All women age 15-49.
  • Comoros: 2012-W, 2012-C, 2012-B, 2012-M, 2012-H