Ghana - Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey 1997, First round

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-CWIQ-1997-v2.0

Year

1997

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GoG - Logistical assistance
The World Bank - WB - Financial and technical assistance

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Data Description

Data File: Household

Cases	14511
Variable(s)	73
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: hhid (Household identification)
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
a9	Region/District

a10	Enumeration Area

a11	Household number

a2	Interviewer ID number

a6	Today's date

a7	Time of start of interview

a7_ap	Start timing AM/PM

a8	Respondent number in Roster

a13	Result code

a14	Has a supplemental form been used (more than 12 members)?

a15	Time at the end of Interview

a15_ap	End timing AM/PM

date	Date of Interview

f1	Dwelling ownership	F.1 Does the household or a household member own this dwelling ?

f2	Number of rooms	F.2 How many separate rooms are there in your dwelling?

f3	10xAcres of land are owned by the household ?

f4	How does the amount of land owned compare with one year ago ?	F.4 How does the amount of land owned compare with one year ago?

f5	Does the household operate land it does not own ?	F.5 Does the household operate land it does not own?

f6	10xAcres of non-owned land the household operates.

f7	How does the land operated but not owned compare with one year ago?	F.7 How does the amount of land operated but not-owned compare with one year ago?

f8	Heads of cattle and other large livestock owned by the househ.?	F.8 How many heads of cattle and other large livestock are owned currently by the household?

f9	How does this number of livestock compare to the number one year ago ?	F.9 How does this number of livestock compare to the number one year ago?

f10	Sheep, goats and other medium size animals are owned by household ?	F.10 How many sheep, goats and other medium size animals are owned currently by the household?

f11	How does this number of animals compare with one year ago ?	F.11 How does this number of animals compare with one year ago?

f12a	Does the household own an electric iron ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12b	Does the household own a refrigerator ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12c	Does the household own a television ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12d	Does the household own a vedeo deck ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12e	Does the household own a radio ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12f	Does the household own a stereo system ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12g	Does the household own a mattress ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12h	Does the household own a clock/watch ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12i	Does the household own a sewing machine?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12j	Does the household own a modern stove ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12k	Does the household own a bicycle?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12l	Does the household own a motorcyle ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f12m	Does the household own a car or truck ?	F.12 Does the household own any of the following ?

f3_ac	Acres of land are owned by the household ?	F.3 How many acres of land are owned by the household (with 1 decimal , e.g 24.7) ?

f6_ac	Acres of non-owned land the household operates	F.6 Number of acres of non-owned land the household operates.

g1	Material of the roof of the house ?	G.1 What is the material of the roof of the house ?

g2	Material of the walls of the house ?	G.2 What is the material of the walls of the house ?

g3	Main source of drinking water ?	G.3 What is the main source of drinking water?

g4	Toilet facility	G.4 What kind of toilet facility does your household use?

g5	Main source of cooking fuel ?	G.5 What is the main source of cooking fuel?

g6	Main source of lighting fuel ?	G.6 What is the main source of lighting fuel?

g7a	Nearest supply of drinking water ?	G.7a How long does it take from here to reach the nearest supply of drinking water ?

g7b	Nearest Food Market ?	G.7b How long does it take from here to reach the nearest food market ?

g7c	Nearest Public Transportation?	G.7c How long does it take from here to reach the nearest public transportation ?

g7d	Nearest Primary School?	G.7d How long does it take from here to reach the nearest primary school ?

g7e	Nearest Secondary School ?	G.7e How long does it take from here to reach the nearest secondary school ?

g7f	Nearest Health Clinic or Hospital ?	G.7f How long does it take from here to reach the nearest health clinic or hospital ?

h1	Does the household use toilet paper rolls	H.1 Does the household use toilet paper rolls?

h2	Does the household use toothbrush and toothpaste ?	H.2 Does the household use toothbrush and toothpaste ?

h3	Does the household use packaged soap for bathing?	H.3 Does the household use packaged soap for bathing?

h4	Can the household afford transport on a regular, as needed basis ?	H.4 Can the household afford transport on a regular, as needed basis ?

h5	Do you have any savings or easily convertible assets ?	H.5 Do you have any savings or easily convertible assets ?

h6	Can you afford medical care (doctor/dentist) and medications on a regular, as needed basis ?	H.6 Can you afford medical care (doctor/ dentist) and medications on a regular, as needed basis ?

h7	How many times was a meal w/ meat prepared in your hhld in the past week? (exclude fish and chicken)	H.7 How many times was a meal w/ meat prepared in your hhld in the past week? (exclude fish and chicken)

h8	Can your household afford 2 decent meals per day ?	H.8 Can your household afford 2 decent meals per day ?

h9	Can your household afford decent clothing	H.9 Can your household afford decent clothing ?

h10	Does the household have access to drinking water for the most part of the year	H.10 Does the household have access to drinking water for the most part of the year ?

h11	Do you owe individuals and/or intitutions (Banks, schools etc.) for which you are unable to pay despite constant reminders?	H.11 Do you owe individuals and/or institutions (Banks, schools etc.) for which you are unable to pay despite constant reminders?

counter	Counter

hhsize	Household size

seg	Socio economic group of head

urbrur	Urban/Rural

region	Region number	A.9a REGION ID

hhwt	Weight coefficient

pcexp	Per capita expenditure

quintile	Quintile

hhid	Household identification

i_quint	I_Quintile

old_quin	Old Quintile