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

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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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Q1504: Main reason not working? (q1504)
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 you are not currently working?
Post question
1 Homemaker / caring for family
2 Cannot find a job
3 Do voluntary work (not paid or subsistence 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 My family/spouse doesn't want me to work
9 Retired / too old to work
10 Laid off / made redundant
11 Seasonal Work .......Q1508
12 Vacation / sick leave / voluntary and temporary time off .............Q1508
87 Other, specify:
Categories
ValueCategory
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
9 Retired/too old
10 Laid off/redundant
11 Seasonal
12 Temporary time off
87 Other
88 Don't know
97 Refused
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.
Interviewer instructions
Interviewer:
Only one answer allowed

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