Ghana - Ghana Living Standards Survey 2:1988-1989, Second round

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GHA-GSS-GLSS2-2008-v2.0

Year

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GoG - Funding
The World Bank - WB - Funding and Technical Assistance

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Dec 15, 2008

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Data Description

Data File: Y02B-housing expenses

Cases	3193
Variable(s)	63
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: hhid (Household identification number (clust,nh))
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
cid	Card type

clust	Cluster number	Cluster.

nh	Household number	Household.

hhid	Household identification number (clust,nh)

ownhh	02bq1: owned by hh member?	Q1. Does this dwelling belong to a member of your household?

rented	02bq2: dwelling rented by hh for pay?	Q2. Is this dwelling rented in exchange for goods, services or money?

rentby	02bq3: from whom is dwelling rented?	Q3. From whom is the dwelling rented? Is it from a relative, a private employer of a member of the household, a government agency or a private individual or agency?

vrentc	02bq4a: cash rent paid	Q4. How much money does your household pay in rent for this dwelling?

rentuc	02bq4b: time of cash rent payment	Q4. How much money does your household pay in rent for this dwelling?

rentadv	02bq5: paid advance to move in?	Q5. Did you pay any advance money to move in?

vrentad	02bq6: amount of advance paid	Q6. How much advance money was paid?

trentad	02bq7a: time advance covers?	Q7. How much time does this advance cover?

turntad	02bq7b: time unit	Q7. How much time does this advance cover?

moadvpd	02bq8a: month advance paid	Q8. When did you pay that advance money?

yradvpd	02bq8b: year advance paid	Q8. When did you pay that advance money?

rentk	02bq9: rent paid in-kind?	Q9. Does your household also supply goods or services in exchange for this dwelling?

vrentk	02bq10a: value of rent paid in-kind	Q10. What is the approximate value of these goods and services provided by your household?

rentuk	02bq10b: time of rent paid in-kind	Q10. What is the approximate value of these goods and services provided by your household?

rentp	02bq11: part of rent paid by non memb?	Q11. Is part or all of your rent paid by someone who is not a member of your household, or does someone provide this housing free of charge? For example by relative, a private employer, a government agency or other public agency, or a private individual or agency?

rentpw	02bq12: who pays part of rent?	Q12. Who pays all or part of the rent, or provides the housing free of charge?

mortg	02bq13: make mortgage payments on unit?	Q13. Do you make mortgage payments on this dwelling?

vmortg	02bq14: value mortgage payment	Q14. How much was last payment?

fmortg	02bq15a: frequency of mortgage payment	Q15. How often do you make these payments?

umortg	02bq15b: time of mortgage payment	Q15. How often do you make these payments?

saleval	02bq16: current sale value of dwelling	Q16. If you wanted to sell this dwelling today, how much would you be able to get for it?

rentv	02bq17a: current rental price - dwelling	Q17. If you wanted to rent this dwelling to someone else, how much rent would you be able to get for it?

rentvu	02bq17b: time unit	Q17. If you wanted to rent this dwelling to someone else, how much rent would you be able to get for it?

dwater	02bq18: source of drinking water?	Q18. What is the source of drinking water for your household?

waterdp	02bq19: amt of last water bill	Q19. How much was your household's last water bill?

sellwat	02bq20: sell any water?	Q20. Did you sell any of this water to someone else?

pwatsld	02bq21: prop of water sold	Q21. What fraction of this water was sold?

waterdf	02bq22a: numb of time units water bill	Q22. What amount of time was covered by that bill?

waterdu	02bq22b: time unit of water bill	Q22. What amount of time was covered by that bill?

waterds	02bq23: water supply source shared?	Q23. Is this… [SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER]… used by your household only or shared with others ?

waterdd	02bq24a: dist to water supply source	Q24. How far (meters) is this … [SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER]… from your dwelling?

waterddc	02bq24b: distance unit code	Q24. How far (meters) is this … [SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER]… from your dwelling?

owater	02bq25: source of water for laundry/bath	Q25. What is your household's main source of water for laundry and bathing?

wateros	02bq26: source of other water shared?	Q26. Is this [SOURCE OF WATER FOR LAUNDRY AND BATHING] used only by your household or by other households also?

garbage	02bq27: disposal of garbage?	Q27. How does your household dispose of most its garbage?

garbp	02bq28a: amount pd for garbage disposal	Q28. How much did your household pay for garbage disposal?

garbpu	02bq28b: time unit of pmt for disposal	Q28. How much did your household pay for garbage disposal?

toilet	02bq29: type of toilet	Q29. What type of toilet is used by your household?

toiletu	02bq30: toilet shared?	Q30. Is the toilet used only by your household, or do other households use it?

toiletw	02bq31: location of toilet	Q31. Do you have to go out of doors to get to the toilet?

light	02bq32: source of light	Q32. What is the main source of lighting of your dwelling?

elecm	02bq33: electric meter joint/individual	Q33. Do you have a joint or individual electric meter?

elecp	02bq34: amt of last electric bill	Q34. How much was the last electric bill for your household?

elecpm	02bq35: mos. Covered by last bill	Q35. How many months consumption was covered by this bill?

fuel	02bq36: most freqly used fuel	Q36. What kind of fuel is most often used by your household?

wood	02bq37: source of wood	Q37. How does the household usually get its wood? By …

woodesp	02bq38: trips made primarily for wood?	Q38. When the household collects wood, are these trips made primarily for the purpose of collecting wood?

woodd	02bq39: distance to fetch wood	Q39. How far must you go to fetch water?

woodh	02bq40a: hrs to fetch wood	Q40. How long does it take to get there?

woodm	02bq40b: minutes to fetch wood	Q40. How long does it take to get there?

woodf	02bq41a: no of times you fetch wood	Q41. How often must wood be fetched?

woodu	02bq41b: time for fetching wood?	Q41. How often must wood be fetched?

region	Region

ez	Ecological zone

loc2	Type of locality 2

loc3	Type of locality 3

loc4	Type of locality 4

loc5	Type of locality 5

weight	Weights