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GEO_MW1992 (V101_MW1992)
Malawi regions, 1992 [GIS]
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Description

GEO_MW1992 (V101_MW1992) indicates the region of Malawi where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 1992 Malawi survey are equivalent to regions.

Other sample years have their own sample-specific geography variables. There is also an integrated variable, GEO_MW1992_2016, that provides spatially consistent units over time.

A GIS map for GEO_ MW1992 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_MW1992 (V101_MW1992) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_MW1992, 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

  • Malawi 1992: All women age 15-49.
  • Malawi: 1992-W, 1992-C, 1992-B, 1992-M, 1992-H