Ghana - Ghana Living Standard Survey 5: 2005, With Non-Farm Household Enterprise Module

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-GLSS-2005-v2.0

Year

2005 - 2006

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GOG - Funding
World Bank - WB - Support
European Union - EU - Support

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Dec 15, 2008

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Data Description

Data File: sec7-Housing Characteristics

Content	Housing: Occupancy status of dwelling, housing expenses, utilities and ammenities and informatio/communication technology
Cases	300
Variable(s)	78
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: hhid (Household Identification number)
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
Notes	All households

Variables

Name	Label	Question
clust	Cluster number

hhid	Household Identification number

region	Region

urbrur	Urban rural

nh	Household number

ez	Ecological zone

s7aq1	Type of Dwelling	In what type of dwelling does the household live?

s7aq2	Number of rooms	How many rooms does this household occupy? (COUNT LIVING ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, BED ROOMS BUT NOT BATHROOMS, TOILET & KITCHEN)

s7aq3	Do other households share dwelling	Do other households share this dwelling with you?

s7bq1	Occupancy status of the dwelling	What is your present occupancy status?

s7bq2	Who owns dwelling	Who owns this dwelling?

s7cq1a	Amount spent on construction or repair cost	How much does the household pay in cash towards the rent? (IF FREE, PUT ZERO FOR AMOUNT AND TIME UNITS)

s7cq1b	Time Unit	How much does the household pay in cash towards the rent? (IF FREE, PUT ZERO FOR AMOUNT AND TIME UNITS)

s7cq2	Services in exchange for dwelling	Does your household also supply goods or services in exchange for this dwelling?

s7cq3a	Amount	What is the appropriate value of these goods and services provided by your household?

s7cq3b	Time unit	Time unit

s7cq4	Is part or all rent paid by someone	Is part of or all of the rent paid by someone who is not a member of your household?

s7cq5	Who pays	Who pays?

s7cq6a	Amount paid	How much is paid?

s7cq6b	Time unit	Time unit

s7cq7	Amount spent for construction or repair cost	How much did your household spend for construction or repair costs and painting in the last 12 months on this dwelling?

s7dq1a	Drinking water for household	What is the main source of water supply for this household? For Drinking?

s7dq1b	General use by household	What is the main source of water supply for this household? For General use?

s7dq2a	Drinking distance from dwelling	How far is this source of water from your dwelling? For drinking water?

s7dq2a1	Distance code	Distance code for drinking water?

s7dq2b	Distance general use	How far is this source of water from your dwelling? For general use?

s7dq2b1	Distance code general use	Distance code for general use?

s7dq3a	Number of times water supply is regular	How regular is your source of water supply?

s7dq3b	Time unit	Time unit

s7dq4a	Water quantity used in a day	How much water does your household use in a day?

s7dq4b	Unit	Unit of water

s7dq5	How is water supply system operated and managed	How is the water supply system operated and managed?

s7dq6	Does household pay regular bill for water supply	Does the household pay a regular bill for this water supply system?

s7dq7a	Amount paid for last bill	How much was your last bill? (Only your part if joint meter or shared bill?

s7dq7b	Time unit	Time unit

s7dq8	Amount paid to private water vendor and other source	How much did your household pay to a private water vendor, neighbour or standpipe or any other source in the last 2 weeks?

s7dq9	Sold water to others	Did your household sell any water to someone else?

s7dq10	Amount received for water sold	How much did your household received for the water sold in the last 2 weeks?

s7dq11	Main source of lighting for dwelling	What is the main source of lighting for your dwelling?

s7dq12a	Amount paid for last bill	How much was your last bill? (Only your part if you have a joint meter or a shared bill)

s7dq12b	Time unit	Time unit

s7dq13	Main fuel used for cooking	what is the main fuel used by the household for cooking?

s7dq14	How is refuse disposed	How does your household dispose of refuse?

s7dq15a	Amount paid for refuse disposal	How much does this household pay for refuse disposal?

s7dq15b	Time unit	Time unit

s7dq16	Type of toilet used household	What type of toilet is used by your household?

s7dq17a	Amount paid for using toilet facility	How much does the household pay for the use of the toilet facility?

s7dq17b	Time unit	Time unit

s7eq1a	Have access to fixed line telephone	Does the household have access to fixed line telephone?

s7eq1b	Have access to mobile phone network	Does the household have access to mobile phone network?

s7eq1c	Have access to personal computers	Does the household have access to personal computers?

s7eq1d	Have access to internet	Does the household have access to Internet (Other use)?

s7eq1e	Have access to E-commerce	Does the household have access to E-commerce ?

s7eq1f	Have access to paid cable network	Does the household have access to paid cable network (eg. M-NET, CABLEGOLD)?

s7eq2a	Does the household use fix line telephone	Does the household use fixed line telephone?

s7eq2b	Does the household use mobile phone network	Does the household use mobile phone?

s7eq2c	Does the household use personal computers	Does the household use personal computers ?

s7eq2d	Does the household use internet	Does the household use internet?

s7eq2e	Does the household use E-commerce	Does the household use E-commerce?

s7eq2f	Does the household use paid cable network	Does the household use paid cable network?

s7fq1	Main construction material used for outer wall	What is the main construction material used for the outer wall?

s7fq2	Main construction material used for floor	What is the main construction material used for the floor?

s7fq3	Main construction material used for roof	What is the main material used for the roof?

s7fq5	Measure taken	Measure taken.

s7fq6	Area in square meters	Calculate area in square metres.

loc5	locality 5

loc7	Localiy 7

loc2	urban/rural-corr

hhsize	Household size

kids	Number of kids

adultfs	adult females

adultms	adult males

hhadult	adults

hhchild	children

hhgrp	Household size group

peroom	Persons per room

area10	persons per 10sq meter

weight	weight