Description

GEO_LR2009 (V101_LR2009) reports the region of Liberia where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2009 Liberia survey are equivalent to groups of counties.

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

A GIS map for GEO_LR2009 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_LR2009 (V101_LR2009) is a country and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_LR2009, 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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