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Codes and Frequencies
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Description
GEO_SL2008_2019 reports the region of Sierra Leone where the respondent was interviewed. The variable is integrated to yield units with consistent boundaries across samples for Sierra Leone.
Labels identify the modern geographic units (groups of districts) contained in each integrated region. Each sample for Sierra Leone also has its own non-integrated geography variable. The 2013 and 2019 samples have greater detail in variable GEOALT_SL2013_2019.
An integrated GIS map (in shapefile format) for Sierra Leone can be downloaded here.
Comparability
- North Western region was created from the Northern Region in the 2019 survey
The 2016 sample corresponds to Malaria Indicators Survey (MIS).
Universe
- Sierra Leone 2008: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2013: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2016: All women age 15-49.
- Sierra Leone 2019: All women age 15-49.
Sierra Leone:
2008-C, 2008-B, 2008-H, 2008-M, 2008-W, 2013-W, 2013-C, 2013-B, 2013-H, 2013-M, 2016-H, 2016-C, 2016-W, 2019-M, 2019-B, 2019-C, 2019-W, 2019-H
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