Ghana - World Health Survey 2003, Wave 0

Reference ID

GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

Year

2003

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Sponsor(s)

World Health Organization - WHO -

Created on

Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Amount spend on food (q0801)
File: WHS-Ghana_F2

Overview

Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 11
Decimals: 2
Range: 0-3000

Valid cases: 4123
Invalid: 36
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 18000000
Mean: 481824.7
Standard deviation: 607189.3

Questions and instructions

Pre question

Household Expenditure:
I would like to quickly ask you a few questions about your home. Remember that any information you provide will be kept confidential.
For all questions in this section report all values in local currency, whether paid in cash or in kind.

Literal question

In the last 4 weeks, how much did your household spend on food, including such things as [rice], meat, fruits, vegetables, and cooking oils? Include the value of any food that was produced and consumed by the household, and exclude alcohol, tobacco and restaurant meals.

Interviewer instructions

Food expenditures include all food prepared and consumed by the household, along with food purchased and consumed outside the household (e.g. snacks, bag lunches).
However, should exclude meals at sit-down restaurants, and expenditures on alcohol and tobacco. These excluded items should be included in Q0806 ("All other goods and services").