Description

GEO_NE2021 (V101_NE2021) indicates the region of Niger where the respondent was interviewed. DHS units in the 2021 Niger survey are equivalent to regions.

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

A GIS map for GEO_NE2021 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_NE2021 (V101_NE2021) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_NE2021, 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