Description

GEO1_DO identifies the household's region of residence in the Dominican Republic in the 2014 and 2019 MICS surveys. Regions in the Dominican Republic are groups of provinces. Provinces are the primary level of geography in the Dominican Republic.

The regions and their corresponding provinces are listed below:

• North Cibao: Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Santiago
• South Cibao: La Vega, Monseñor Nouel, Sánchez Ramírez
• Northeast Cibao: Duarte, María Trinidad Sánchez, Salcedo, Samaná
• Northwest Cibao: Dajabón, Monte Cristi, Santiago Rodríguez, Valverde
• Valdesia: Azua, Peravia, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa
• Enriquillo: Bahoruco, Barahona, Independencia, Pedernales
• El Valle: Elías Piña, San Juan
• Yuma: El Seybo, La Altagracia, La Romana
• Higuamo: Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, San Pedro de Macorís
• Ozama: Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo

The first three digits of GEO1_DO provide the country code; the last three digits specify the geographic unit within the country. Leading zeros are used when the geographical unit within the country requires less than a three-digit code.

A GIS map (in shapefile format) corresponding to GEO1_DO is available on the GIS Boundary files page. The full set of geography variables for all MICS samples and countries can be found at IPUMS MICS Geography.

Comparability

The label for the Ozama region varies slightly between surveys. In the 2014 survey it is referred to as Metropolitana, and in the 2019 survey it is referred to as Ozama. The geographic footprint for this and all other regions are the same in both surveys.

Universe

Availability

• Dominican Republic: 2014, 2019