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Ghana - Ghana Living Standard Survey 4 - 1998, With labour force model
| Reference ID | GHA-GSS-GLSS 4-1998-v2.0 |
| Year | 1998 - 1999 |
| Country | Ghana |
| Producer(s) | Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President |
| Sponsor(s) | Government of Ghana - GoG - Logistical assistance World Bank - WB - Financial and technical assistance European Commision - EC - Technical assistance |
| Metadata |
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Apr 06, 2009
Last modified
Mar 21, 2016
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- sec1-Household Roste
r - sec2a- General Educa
tion - sec2b-Educational Ca
reer - sec2c-Literacy and A
pprenticeship - sec3a-Health Conditi
ons - sec3b- Preventive He
alth and Immunisatio
n - sec3c-Postnatal Care
- Sec3d-Prenatal care-
contraceptive use - sec4a-Activity Statu
s and Charcteristics
of Main Job - Sec4b-Main occupatio
n - Sec4c-Secondary occu
pation - sec4d-Underemploymen
t - Sec4e-Fourth occupat
ion - Sec4e-Employment sea
rch - Sec4g-Activity statu
s in the past 2 week
s - Sec4g-Employment his
tory - sec4i-Housekeeping A
ctivities - sec5a-Migration
- sec7-Housing Charact
eristics - sec8c1-Harvest and D
isposal of Crops (st
aple grains) - sec8c2-Harvest and D
isposal of Crops (ro
ots, vegetables) - sec8d-Seasonality of
Sales and Purchases - sec8e-Other Agricult
ural Income - sec8f-Agricultural C
osts and Expenses - sec8h-Consumption of
Own Produce - sec9a-Non-food Expen
ses (Less frequently
purchased items) - sec9b-Non Food Expen
ses (frequently purc
hased items) - Sec10a-Basic charact
eristics of non farm
enterpriise - Sec10b-Expenditures
-1st, 2nd and 3rd en
terprises - Sec10c1-Assets -1st,
2nd and 3rd enterpr
ises - Sec10c2-Revenue of t
he enterprise - Sec10e-Net income an
d revenue of the ent
erprise - Sec11a1-Transfer pay
ment made by househo
ld - Sec11a2-Transfer pay
ment made by househo
ld - Sec11b1-Income from
transfers - Sec11b2-Income from
transfers - Sec11c- Miscelleneou
s income - Sec11d- Miscelleneou
s outgoings - Sec12a1-Credits
- Sec12a2-Credits
- Sec12b-Assets and du
rable consumer goode - Sec12c-Savings
Data Description
Data File: sec7-Housing Characteristics
| Content | The quality of house occupied by the household is paramount to the welfare of the members. In this regard, the section seeks information on the type of dwelling, occupancy status, number of rooms and room space, expenditures, utilities and amenities as well as the physical characteristics of the dwelling. |
| Cases | 5998 |
| Variable(s) | 48 |
| Structure: | Type: relational Keys: hhid (Household Identification number) |
| Version | v1.1 |
| Producer | Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) |
| Missing Data | Prior to 2008, missing data and not applicable data were left as blank. These values are not differentiated. The current policy is to identify the missing data as follows: -a coded value would be composed of 9s such that the entire length of the field is filled. For example a code of' '999' would be used for a missing field of three characters. -not applicable or skipped variables are left blank |
| Processing Checks | All files have been checked for the following: 1. All variables have been clearly defined and labelled 2. All categories (value labels) have been clearly defined 3. All cases have unique identification (no duplicates) 4. The frequencies of expected respondents checked with the actual section and inconsistencies noted. 5. Skip patterns have been verified 6. Structure edits have been performed |
Variables
| Name | Label | Question | |
| hhid | Household Identification number | ||
| clust | Enumeration area number | ||
| reg | region | ||
| nh | Household ID | ||
| s7aq1 | Dwelling type | ||
| s7aq2 | No. of Rooms | ||
| s7aq3 | Share dwelling | ||
| s7bq1 | Present occupancy status | ||
| s7bq2 | From whom rent dwelling | ||
| s7cq1a | Amount renting | ||
| s7cq1b | Time Unit | ||
| s7cq2 | Supply goods for dwelling | ||
| s7cq3a | Value of goods | ||
| s7cq3b | Time Units | ||
| s7cq4 | Part rent paid by somebody | ||
| s7cq5 | Who pays part of rent | ||
| s7cq6 | Construction/Repair cost | ||
| s7dq1 | Drinking water cost | ||
| s7dq2a | Source of water distance | ||
| s7dq2b | Distance code | ||
| s7dq3 | Share/pay regular water bill | ||
| s7dq4a | Last water bill | ||
| s7dq4b | Time Unit | ||
| s7dq5 | Amount paid to water vendor | ||
| s7dq6 | Sell water to some one | ||
| s7dq7 | Amount from water sold | ||
| s7dq8 | Main lighting source | ||
| s7dq9a | Last light bill | ||
| s7dq9b | Time Unit | ||
| s7dq10 | Source of cooking fuel | ||
| s7dq11 | How rubbish is disposed | ||
| s7dq12a | Cost of rubbish disposal | ||
| s7dq12b | Time Unit | ||
| s7dq13 | Type of toilet facility | ||
| s7eq1 | Outside wall material | ||
| s7eq2 | Flooring material | ||
| s7eq3 | Roofing material | ||
| s7eq5 | Room measurements | ||
| s7eq6 | Total room(s) area | ||
| pid | Economic Head id | ||
| region | Administrative region | ||
| loc5 | Locality (5) | ||
| ez | Ecological Zone | ||
| loc2 | Locality (2) | ||
| loc3 | Locality (3) | ||
| loc7 | Locality (7) | ||
| weight | Sample weight for GLSS4, =1 for GLSS3 | ||
| cluster | Cluster number | ||
Total variable(s):
48 |