Ghana - Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007-2008, Wave 1

Reference ID

GHA_2007_SAGE_v01_M

Year

2007 - 2008

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Professor R. Biritwum - Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School

Sponsor(s)

US National Institute on Aging - NIA - Financial support through Interagency Agreements (OGHA 04034785; YA1323-08-CN-0020; Y1-AG-1005-01) and Grants (R01-AG034479; IR21-AG034263-0182)

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Feb 13, 2013

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Q1501a: Why not? (q1501a)
File: GhanaINDData

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 21
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-98

Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the main reason that you have never worked?

Post question

1 Homemaker / caring for family
2 Could not find a job
3 Do voluntary work
4 In Studies / training
5 Health problems/Disabled
6 Have to take care of family member
7 Do not have the economic need
8 Parents / spouse did not let me
87 Other, specify:

Categories

Value	Category
1	Homemaker
2	Can't find work
3	Do voluntary/unpaid
4	Studies/training
5	Health/disability
6	Care of family member
7	No need
8	Spouse/family object
87	Other
88	Don't know
98	Not applicable

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.