Description

GEO_NG2010 (V101_NG2010) reports the region of Nigeria where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2010 Nigeria survey are equivalent to grouped states.

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

A GIS map for GEO_NG2010 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_NG2010 (V101_NG2010) is a country- and sample-specific variable and has no comparability issues.

Comparability - Standard DHS

GEO_NG2010, 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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