Ghana - People Security Survey 2002

Reference ID

GHA_2002_PSS_v01_M

Year

2002

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

International Labour Organisation

Created on

Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Data Description

Data File: ghana_pss

Cases	3000
Variable(s)	445

Variables

Name	Label	Question
b49	How do you feel in the street

b50	How far is the nearest available health post from your dwelling?

b51a	How long(hours) does it usually take you to get to the health post?

b51b	How long(minutes) does it usually take you to get to the health post?

b51c	What means do you usually take to get to the health post?

b52	Has anyone in the Hhold or yourself become very ill?(12months).

b53	What type of treatment did you or your Hhold seek.

b54	Was it possible to pay the cost of the treatment?

b55	Due to caring responsibilities, did any male stop work?

b56	Due to caring responsibilities, did any female stop work?

b57	Due to caring responsibilities, did any male change the nature of his work?

b58	Due to caring responsibilities, did any female change the nature of her work?

b59	Due to caring responsibilities, did any male stop his education?

b60	Due to caring responsibilities, did any female stop her education?

b61	What will be your main source of income in your old age?

b62	How do you feel about your financial situation in the future(old age)

b63	What is your reason for b62?

b64	How would you describe your concern about your financial situation in old age

b65	Should the gov't pay people for caring for their own children(less than 5years)

b66	Should the gov't pay people for caring for their own elderly relatives

b67	Should the gov't pay people for caring for other sick relatives

b68	Should the gov't pay people for voluntary community work

b69	Should the gov't provide assistance for natural disaster victims

b70	Should the gov't provide assistance for disability victims

b71	Should the gov't provide assistance for ill-health victims

b72	Should the gov't provide assistance for old age

b73	Should the gov't provide assistance for poverty

b74	Should the gov't provide assistance for social violence:rape/riot victims

b75	Should the gov't provide assistance for the unemployed

b76	Do you think more support should be given to the poor?

b77	Should taxes be increased to take care of the poor?

c1a	Tell me whether or not you been a Student (12 months)

c1b	Tell me whether or not you been a Student ( 4 weeks)

c2a	Tell me whether or not you been retired /a pensioner?(12months)

c2b	Tell me whether or not you been retired /a pensioner?( 4 weeks)

c3a	Tell me whether or not you been seriously ill or disabled (12months)

c3b	Tell me whether or not you been seriously ill or disabled ( 4 weeks)

c4a	Tell me whether or not you been doing household tasks (12months)

c4b	Tell me whether or not you been doing household tasks ( 4 weeks)

c5a	Tell me whether or not you been working for pay, profit or family gain(12months)

c5b	Tell me whether or not you been working for pay, profit or family gain(4 weeks)

c6a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a regular wage worker (employee)

c6b	In the last 4 weeks,have you ever been a regular wage worker (employee)

c6c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c7a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a self employed with employees(an employer)

c7b	In the last 4 weeks,have you ever been a self employed with employees(an employer)

c7c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c8a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a self employed without emploees(own account work)

c8b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a self employed without emploees(own account work)

c8c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c9a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a piece -rate worker or contract worker

c9b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a piece -rate worker or contract worker

c9c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c10a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a casual worker-regular

c10b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a casual worker-regular

c10c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c11a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a casual worker -intermittent or seasonal

c11b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a casual worker -intermittent or seasonal

c11c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c12a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a domestic employee(house help)

c12b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a domestic employee(house help)

c12c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c13a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a paid apprentice

c13b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a paid apprentice

c13c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c14a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a unpaid apprentice

c14b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a unpaid apprentice

c14c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c15a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a unpaid family worker

c15b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a unpaid family worker

c15c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c16a	In the last 12 months,have you ever been a unemployed

c16b	In the last 4weeks,have you ever been a unemployed

c16c	Main and secondary activity ranked

c17	main work activity in terms of time

c18	second most important work activity in terms of time

c19	If not work for money in the last four weeks ,how did you mainly support yourself

c20a	last 12 months, for how many weeks were you without work for income and seeking work

c20b	last 12 months, for how many months were you without work for income and seeking work

c21	Are you curently unemployed

c22	If Yes,did you look for work in the past week

c23	did you in the past week try to find work contacting friends or relatives or neighbours

c24	did you in the past week try to look for work by visting factories,firms,construction sites or farms in this area

c25	did you in the past week try to look for work by visting factories,firms,construction sites or farms outside this area

c26	did you in the past week try to look for work using newspapers,radio or TV

c27	did you in the past week try to find work by going to Public Employment Centres

c28	did you in the past week try to find work by going to private employment agencies

c29	did you in the past week try to find work by planning to migrate to a place in ghana

c30	did you in the past week try to find work by planning to migrate to another place outside ghana

c31	did you in the past week try to find work by organizing yourself to start your own business

c32	did you in the past week try to find work by doing nothing

c33	did you in the past week try to find work with any other means

c34	Over the last 12months,were severance pay your sources of income support

c35	Over the last 12 months,were your family your sources of income support

c36	Over the last 12 months,were friends your sources of income support

c37	Over the last 12 months,were welfare socities your sources of income support

c38	Over the last 12 months,what others(specify) sources of income support

c39	How did you become unemployed on the last occasion

c40	what is your occupation for main work

c41	what is your occupation for second work