Description

GEO_SN2012 indicates the region of Senegal where the respondent was interviewed. DHS regions in the 2012 Senegal survey are equivalent to groups of regions.
Users interested in using 2012 -2014 survey should use GEO_SN2012_2014.

A GIS map for GEO_SN2012 (in shapefile format) can be downloaded from the DHS Program Spatial Data Repository Boundaries page.

Comparability

GEO_SN2012 is harmonized into four broad regions. Note that these regions are different from the GEO_SN1986_2017 regions but similar to GEO_SN2005_2019. Other geography variables for Senegal include GEO_SN2012_2014 and GEO_SN2015_2016. NOTE: The 2012-2014 and 2015-2016 surveys of Senegal must be combined when using GEO_SN2012_2014 or GEO_SN2015_2016.

Based on the 14 administrative regions in 2017, GEO_SN1986_2017 combines regions into:

• West (Dakar, Thiès)
• Center (Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Louga, Kaffrine)
• North east (Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Matam, Kedougou)
• South (Kolda, Ziguinchor, Sedhiou)

Based on the 14 administrative regions in 2017, GEO_SN2005_2019, combine regions into:

• West (Dakar, Thiès)
• Center (Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kaffrine)
• North (Saint-Louis, Louga, Matam)
• South (Kolda, Ziguinchor, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Kedougou)

Each sample is representative at different levels of geography. Please refer to the list below for details:

• 1986, 1992, 1997: 4 levels of geography (West, Center, South and North East)
• 2005: 11 regions
• 2010, 2017: 14 regions
• 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016: 4 levels of geography (West, Center, North, South)
• 2012 and 2014 combined together: 14 regions
• 2014 and 2015 combined together: 14 regions
• 2018, 2019: 4 levels of geography (West, Center, North, South)

Use the 14 regions from GEO_SN2015_2016 or GEO_SN2012_2014 if you are combining 2012-2014 and 2015-2016 surveys.

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