Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

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Reference ID DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2011-v1.0
Year 2011
Country Ghana
Producer(s) Ghana Statistical Service - Autonomous
Sponsor(s) United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Funding agency
United States Agency for International Development - USAID - Funding agency
US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - - Provided funding
ICF Macro - - Provided funding
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Data Description

Data File: female genital mutilation

Content female genital mutilation module from the women's questionnaire
Cases 9079
Variable(s) 23
Version Verions 1.0
Producer Ghana Statistical Service
Missing Data Missing data is coded as 9 or a series of 9s that fills the length of the field.

Variables

NameLabelQuestion
HH1 Cluster number
HH2 Household number
LN Line number
FG1 Heard of female circumcision
FG3 Ever circumcised
FG9 Number of daughters
FGLN Line Number
FG13 Age of daughter
FG14 Daughter younger than 15 years
FG15 Daughter circumcised
FG16 Daughter's age at circumcision
FG17 Flesh removed from the genital area: daughter
FG18 Genital area nicked without removing flesh: daughter
FG19 Genital area sewn closed: daughter
FG20 Person circumcising daughter
HH6 Area
HH7 Region
wmweight Women's sample weight
ethnicity Ethnicity of household head
religion Religion of household head
welevel Education
wscore Wealth index score
windex5 Wealth index quintile
Total variable(s): 23

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