Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS3) 2006, Third Round

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GHA-GSS-MICS3-2006-v1.1

Year

2006

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Government Of Ghana

Sponsor(s)

United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Financial and technical assistance
(US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - PEPFAR - Financial and technical assistance
Dutch Government - - Financial and technical assistance

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Data Description

Data File: Household

Content	All household members
Cases	5939
Variable(s)	251
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: Hh1 (Cluster number), Hh2 (Household number)
Version	Version 01 was the uploaded version without filling the literial questions in the variables Version 1.1 (September 2014 ) the literal questions provided with some editing done to study
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

Variables

Name	Label	Question
Hc15ic	Condition of the dwelling is that there are windows with broken glass/no glass	HC15IC. Condition of dwelling: Windows with broken glass/no glass

Hc15id	Condition of the dwelling is that there are visible holes in the roof	HC15ID. Condition of dwelling: Visible holes in the roof

Hc15ie	Condition of the dwelling is that the roof is incomplete	HC15IE. Condition of dwelling: Incomplete roof

Hc15if	Condition of the dwelling is that the door is insecure	HC15IF. Condition of dwelling: Insecure door

Hc15ig	Condition of the dwelling is that there is no netting	HC15IG. Condition of dwelling: No netting

Hc15iy	None of the above condition is applicavble to the dwelling condition	HC15IH. Condition of dwelling: None of the above

Hc15ja	There is very narrow passage between house intead of road	HC15JA. Dwelling surroundings: Very narrow passage between houses instead of road

Hc15jb	There are too many power cables connecting to neighborhood's main distribution post	HC15JB. Dwelling surroundings: Too many power cables connecting to neighborhood's main distribution post

Hc15jc	Dwelling is souranded by choked drains	HC15JC. Dwelling surroundings: Choked drain

Hc15jd	Dwelling is souranded by stagnant water	HC15JD. Dwelling surroundings: Stagnant water

Hc15je	The dwelling sourrounding is bushy	HC15JE. Dwelling surroundings: Bushy surrounding

Hc15jy	None of the above is observed arpund the dwelling	HC15JY. Dwelling surroundings: None of the above

Tn1	Household has mosquito nets that can be used while sleeping	TN1. Does your household have any mosquito net that can be used while sleeping?

Tn2	Number of mosquito nets that household has	TN2. How many mosquito nets does your household have?

Tn3l1	Long-lasting:olyset	TN3L1. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Olyset?

Tn3l2	Long-lasting:permanet	TN3L2. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Permanet

Tn3p1	Pre-treated net:dawa net	TN3P1. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Dawa?

Tn3p2	Pre-treated net:dawa plus	TN3P2. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Dawa Plus?

Tn3o1	Other:moh treated net	TN3O1. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: MOH Treated net?

Tn3o2	Other:calico net	TN3O2. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Calico net?

Tn3o3	Other:second-hand net	TN3O3. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Second-hand net ?

Tn3o4	Other brand(specify)	TN3O4. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Other (specify)?

Tn305	Don't know brand	TN3O4. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: DK brand

Tn3a	Where did you get the mosquito net?	TN3A. Where did you get the (NAME OF NET HIGHEST IN THE LIST OF NETS AVAILABLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD, IN TN3) mosquito net?

Tn3b	How much did you pay for this mosquito net?	TN3B. How much did you pay for the (NAME OF NET HIGHEST IN THE LIST OF NETS AVAILABLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD, IN TN3) mosquito net?

Tn5	Net was pre-treated	TN5. When you got the (most recent) net, was it already treated with an insecticide to kill or repel mosquitoes?

Tn6	Months ago that the most recent net obtained	TN6. How many months ago was the (most recent) net obtained?

Tn7	Has the net soaked or dipped since obtained	TN7. Since you got the net(s) has it (have any of these nets) ever been soaked or dipped in a liquid to kill/repel mosquitoes?

Tn8	Months ago that net was soaked or dipped	TN8. How long ago was the most recent soaking/dipping done?

Cd7	Child	CD7.Child

Cd9	Rank number of child (from response box)	CD9. Rank number of child (from response box)

Cd11	Child line number	CD11. Child line number

Cd12a	Took away privileges, forbade something like not allow him/her to leave the house	CD12A. Took away privileges, forbade something (NAME) liked or did not allow him/her to leave house).

Cd12b	Counseled/explained why something was wrong	CD12B. Counselling/Explained why something (the behavior) was wrong.

Cd12c	Shook him/her	CD12C. Shook him/her.

Cd12d	Shouted, yelled at or screamed at him/her	CD12D. Shouted, yelled at or screamed at him/her.

Cd12e	Gave him/hersomething else to do	CD12E. Gave him/her something else to do.

Cd12f	Spanked, hit or slapped him/her with bare hand	CD12F. Spanked, hit or slapped him/her on the bottom with bare hand.

Cd12g	Hit him/her on the bottom with or elsewhere with a belt	CD12G. Hit him/her on the bottom or elsewhere on the body with something like a belt, hairbrush, stick or other hard object.

Cd12h	Called him/her dumb, lazy	CD12H. Called him/her dumb, lazy, or another name, etc.

Cd12i	Hit or slapped him/her on the face	CD12I. Hit or slapped him/her on the face, head or ears.

Cd12j	Hit or slapped him/her on the hand	CD12J. Hit or slapped him/her on the hand, arm, or leg.

Cd12k	Beat him/her up with an implement	CD12K. Beat him/her up with an implement (hit over and over as hard as one could).

Cd13	Do you believe to bring up child properly need to punish him	CD13. Do you believe that in order to bring up (raise, educate) (NAME) properly, you need to physically punish him/her?

Si1	Salt iodization test outcome	SI1. We would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized

Hhweight	Household sample weight

Hhsex	Sex of household head	hhsex. What is the sex of the household head?

Persroom	Persons per sleeping rooms	HC2. How many rooms in this household are used for sleeping?

Flres	Has earth/mud/mud bricks floor	flres. Main material of the dwelling floor: Earth/mud/mud bricks

Flrwd	Has wood floor	flwd. Main material of the dwelling floor: Wood

Flrstn	Has stone floor	flstn. Main material of the dwelling floor: Stone

Flrbrks	Has burnt bricks floor	flrbrks. Main material of the dwelling floor: Burnt bricks

Flrcem	Has cement/concrete floor	flcem. Main material of the dwelling floor: Cement/concrete

Flrvny	Has viny tiles floor	flrvny. Main material of the dwelling floor: Vinyl tiles

Flrcera	Has cermic/marble/porcelain floor	flrcera. Main material of the dwelling floor: Ceramic/marble tiles/porcelain

Flrtera	Has terazzo floor	Main material of the dwelling floor: Terrazzo

Rooflf	Has thatch/palm leaf/raffia roof	Main material of the roof: Thatch/palm leaf/raffia

Roofbam	Has bamboo roof	Main material of the roof: Bamboo

Roofmud	Has mud/mud bricks/earth roof	Main material of the roof: Mud/mud bricks/earth

Roofwd	Has wood roof	Main material of the roof: Wood

Roofmet	Has corrugated metal roof	Main material of the roof: Corrugated metal sheet

Roofsla	Has slate/asbestos roof	Main material of the roof: Slate/asbestos

Roofcem	Has cement/concrete roof	Main material of the roof: Cement/concrete

Roofrft	Has roofing tiles roof	Main material of the roof: Roofing tiles

Wallpalm	Has palm leaf/thatch/raffia wall	Main material of the walls: Palm leaves/thatch (grass)/raffia

Wallmudb	Has mud/mud brick/earth wall	Main material of the walls: Mud/mud brick/earth

Wallbam	Has bamboo wall	Main material of the walls: Bamboo

Wallwood	Has wood wall	Main material of the walls: Wood

Wallmet	Has metal sheet/asbestos wall	Main material of the walls: Metal sheet or slate/asbestos

Wallcrete	Has landcrete wall	Main material of the walls: Landcrete

Wallbntb	Has burnt bricks wall	Main material of the walls: Burnt bricks

Wallcem	Has cement blocks/concrete wall	Main material of the walls: Cement blocks/concrete

Wallstn	Has stone wall	Main material of the walls: Stone

Fuelelec	Household fuel type: electricity	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Electricity

Fuellpg	Household fuel type: lpg	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Liquefied Petroleum

Fuelbio	Household fuel type: biogas	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Biogasy)

Fuelker	Household fuel type: kerosene	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Kerosene(specif

Fuelchar	Household fuel type: charcoal	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Charcoal

Fuelwood	Household fuel type: wood	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Wood

Fuelres	Household fuel type: crop residue/sawndust	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Crop residue/sawdust

Fuelnone	Household fuel type: animal waste	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Animal waste

Fuelwast	Household fuel type: none, no cooking	What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : None, no cooking

Elec	Household has: electricity	Does your household have: Electricity?

Radio	Household has: radio	Does your household have: Radio?

Tv	Household has: television	Does your household have: Television?

Comp	Household has: computer	Does your household have: Computer

Clok	Household has: clock	Does your household have: Clock?

Mobile	Household has: mobile telephone	Does your household have: Mobile telephone?

Phone	Household has: fixed land line	Does your household have: Fixed land line?

Fridge	Household has: refrigerator	Does your household have: Refrigerator?

Vdec	Household has: video deck	Does your household have: Video deck?

Frez	Household has: freezer	Does your household have: Freezer?

Dvd	Household has: dvd/vcd	Does your household have: DVD/VCD?

Fdvd	Derived variable

Fur	Household has: wood furniture	Does your household have: Wood furniture

Bike	Household member owns: bicycle	Does any member of your household own: Bicycle?

Moto	Household member owns: motorcycle/scooter	Does any member of your household own: Motorcycle or scooter?

Cart	Household member owns: animal drawn cart	Does any member of your household own: Animal-drawn cart?

Car	Household member owns: car/truck	Does any member of your household own: Car or truck?

Boat	Household member owns: canoe/boat with a motor	Does any member of your household own: Canoe/Boat without a motor?