Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006, MICS Round 1

Reference ID

DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2006-v1.0

Year

2006

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Financial and technical assistance
(US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - PEPFAR - Financial and technical assistance
Dutch Government - - Financial and technical assistance

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Data Description

Data File: Household 2

Cases	26329
Variable(s)	181
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: HH1 (Cluster number), HH2 (Household number), LN (Line number)
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
HH1	Cluster number	HH1. Cluster number

HH2	Household number	HH2. Household number

LN	Line number	LN.Line number

HL3	Relationship to the head	*HL3. What is the relationship of (NAME) to the head of the household?

HL4	Sex	HL4. Is (NAME) male or female? 1 MALE 2 FEM.

HL5	Age	HL5. How old is (NAME)? How old was (NAME) on his/her last birthday? RECORD IN COMPLETED YEARS 98=DK

HL6	Line number of eligible women	HL6. CIRCLE LINE NO. IF WOMAN IS AGE 15-49

HL6A	Line number of eligible Man	HL6A. CHECK 15A: IF HOUSEHOLD SELECTED FOR MAN’S INTERVIEW: CIRCLE LINE NO. IF MAN IS AGE 15-49

HL7	Line number of mother/caretaker for child labor module	HL7. FOR EACH CHILD AGE 5-14: Who is the mother or primary caretaker of this child? RECORD LINE NO. OF MOTHER/ CARETAKER

HL8	Line number of mother/caretaker for child health module	HL8. FOR EACH CHILD UNDER 5: Who is the mother or primary caretaker of this child? RECORD LINE NO. OF MOTHER/ CARETAKER

HL9	Mother alive	HL9. Is (NAME’S) biological mother alive?

HL10	Mother line number in HH	HL10. IF ALIVE: Does (NAME’S) biological mother live in this household?

HL11	Father alive	HL11. Is (NAME’S) biological father alive?

HL12	Father line number in HH	HL12. IF ALIVE: Does (NAME’S) biological father live in this household?

ED1	Line number	ED1A. Name

ED2	Ever attended school	ED2. Has (NAME) ever attended school or pre-school?

ED3A	Highest level of school attended	ED3. What is the highest level of school (NAME) attended?

ED3B	Highest grade at level	ED3. What is the highest level of school (NAME) attended? What is the highest grade (NAME) completed at this level?

ED4	Currently attending school during the school year (2004-2005	ED4. During the (2005-2006) school year, did (NAME) attend school or pre-school at any time?

ED5	Days attended school in last week	ED5. Since last (day of the week), how many days did (NAME) attend school?

ED6A	Level of education attended	ED6. During this/that school year, which level and grade is/was (NAME) attending?

ED6B	Grade of education attended	ED6B. What is the highest level of school(NAME) attended?

ED7	Attended school last year (2004-2005)	ED7. Did (NAME) attend school or pre-school at any time during the previous school year, that is (2004-2005)?

ED8A	Level of education attended last year	ED8. During that previous school year, which level and grade did (NAME) attend?

ED8B	Grade of education attended last year	ED8B. What is the highest level of school(NAME) attended?

CL1	Line number	CL1. Line number

CL3	Worked in past week	CL3. During the past week, did (NAME) do any kind of work for someone who is not a member of this household?

CL4	Hours worked in past week	CL4. IF YES: Since last (DAY OF THE WEEK), about how many hours did he/she do this work for someone who is not a member of this household?

CL5	Worked in past year	CL5. At any time during the past year, did (NAME) do any kind of work for someone who is not a member of this household?

CL6	Helped with household chores in past week	CL6. During the past week, did (NAME) help with household chores such as shopping, collecting firewood, cleaning, fetching water, or caring for children?

CL7	Hours spent on chores in past week	CL7. IF YES: Since last (DAY OF THE WEEK), about how many hours did he/she spend doing these chores?

CL8	Did other family work in past week	CL8. During the past week, did (NAME) do any other family work (on the farm or in a business or selling goods in the street, road side or market?)

CL9	Hours worked on other family work	CL9. IF YES: Since last (DAY OF THE WEEK), about how many hours did he/she do this work?

DA1	Line number from household listing	DA1. Line number from household listing

DA3	Any serious delay sitting, standang or walking	DA3. Compared with other children, does or did (NAME) have any serious delay in sitting, standing, or walking?

DA4	Does he have difficulty seeing in daytime or nightime	DA4. Compared with other children, does (NAME) have difficulty seeing, either in the daytime or at night?

DA5	Does he apprea to have difficulty hearing	DA5. Does (NAME) appear to have difficulty hearing? (uses hearing aid, hears with difficulty, completely deaf?)

DA6	When you ask him to do something, does he understand what y	DA6. When you tell (NAME) to do something, does he/she seem to understand what you are saying?

DA7	Does he have difficulty walking or moving	DA7. Does (NAME) have difficulty in walking or moving his/her arms or does he/she have weakness and/or stiffness in the arms or legs?

DA8	Does he have fits, become rigid or los consciousnes	DA8. Does (NAME) sometimes have fits, become rigid, or lose consciousness?

DA9	Does he learn to do thing like other	DA9. Does (NAME) learn to do things like other children his/her age?

DA10	Can says recognizable words	DA10. Does (NAME) speak at all (can he/she make him or herself understood in words; can say any recognizable words)?

DA11	Speech in any way different from normal	DA11. 3-9 YEARS: Is (NAME’s) speech in any way different from normal (not clear enough to be understood by people other than the immediate family)? ð DA13

DA12	Can he name at least one object	DA12. AGE 2- ONLY: Can (NAME) name at least one object (for example, an animal, a toy, a cup, a spoon)?

DA13	Compared to other children does he appear mentally backward,	DA13. Compared with other children of the same age, does (NAME) appear in any way mentally backward, dull or slow?

HH3	Interviewer number	HH3.Interviewer number

HH4	Supervisor Number	HH4. Supervisor Number

HH5D	Day of interview	HH5D. Day of interview

HH5M	Month of interview	HH5M. Month of interview

HH5Y	Year of interview	HH5Y. Year of interview

HH6	Area	HH6. AREA:

HH7	Region	RHH7. REGION

HH7A	District	HH7A. DISTRICT

HH9	Result of HH interview	HH9. RESULT OF HOUSEHOLD INTERVIEW:

HH10	Respondent HH questionnaire	HH10. RESPONDENT TO HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE:

HH11	Number of household members	HH11. TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

HH12	Total eligible women	HH12. NO. OF WOMEN ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVIEW:

HH13	Women interviews completed	HH13. NO. OF WOMEN QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED:

HH14	Total children under 5	HH14. NO. OF CHILDREN UNDER AGE 5:

HH15	Child interviews completed	HH15. NO. OF UNDER 5 QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED:

HH15A	Household Selected for Man's Interview	HH15A. HOUSEHOLD SELECTED FOR MAN'S INTERVIEW:

HH15B	Total eligible Men	HH15B. NUMBER OF MEN ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVIEW:

HH15C	Men Questionaires completed	HH15C. NUMBER OF MEN QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED:

HH16	Data entry clerk	HH16. DATA ENTRY CLERK:

WS1	Main source of drinking water	WS1. What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household?

WS2	Main source of water used for other purposes (if bottled wat	WS2. What is the main source of water used by your household for other purposes such as cooking and handwashing?

WS3	Time to get water and come back	WS3. How long does it take to go there, get water, and come back?

WS4	Person fetching water	WS4. Who usually goes to this source to fetch the water for your household?

WS5	Treat water to make safer for drinking	WS5. Do you treat your water in any way to make it safer to drink?

WS6A	Boil	WS66A. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?

WS6B	Add bleach/chlorine	WS6B. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?

WS6C	Strain it through a cloth	WS6C. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?

WS6D	Use water filter	WS6D. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?

WS6E	Solar disinfection	WS6E. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?

WS6F	Let it stand and settle	WS6F. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?

WS6X	Other	WS6X. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?

WS6Z	DK	WS6Z. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink?

WS7	Kind of toilet facility	WS7. What kind of toilet facility do members of your household usually use?

WS8	Toilet facility shared	WS8. Do you share this facility with other households?

WS9	Households using this toilet facility	WS9. How many households in total use this toilet facility?

WS10	Household disposal of solid waste	WS10. How does your household dispose of refuse (solid waste)?

WS10A	Household disposal of liquid waste	WS10A. How does your household dispose of liquid waste?

HC1A	Religion of head	HC1A. What is the religious affiliation of the head of this household?

HC1B	Mother tongue of head	HC1B. What is the mother tongue/native language of the head of this household?

HC1C	Major ehtnic group	HC1C. To which ethnic group does the head of this household belong?

HC2	Number of rooms for sleeping	HC2. How many rooms in this household are used for sleeping?

HC3	Main material of floor	HC3. Main material of the dwelling floor:

HC4	Main material of roof	HC4. Main material of the roof.

HC5	Main material of wall	HC5. Main material of the walls.

HC6	Type of fuel using for cooking	HC6. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking?

HC7	Food cooked on stove or open fire	HC7. In this household, is food cooked on an open fire, an open stove or a closed stove?

HC8	Cooking location	HC8. Is the cooking usually done in the house, in a separate building, or outdoors?

HC9A	Electricity	HC9A. Does your household have Electricity?

HC9B	Radio	HC9B. Does your household have Radio?

HC9C	Television	HC9C. Does your household have Television?

HC9D	Computer	HC9. Does your household have Computer

HC9E	Clock	HC9E. Does your household have Clock?

HC9F	Mobile phone	HC9F. Does your household have Mobile telephone?

HC9G	Fixed land line	HC9. Does your household have Fixed land line?

HC9H	Refrigerator	HC9H. Does your household have Refrigerator?