Codes and Frequencies
Description
GEO_ML2006 (V101_ML2006) indicates the region of Mali where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 2006 Mali survey are equivalent to regions.
Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There are also integrated variables GEO_ML1987_2018 and GEO_ML1995_2018, that provide spatially consistent units over time.
A GIS map for GEO_ML2006 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.
Universe
- Mali 2006: All women age 15-49.