Ghana - Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey - 2003

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-CWIQ II -2003-v2.1

Year

2003

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana statistical service - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GoG - Logistical assistance
The World Bank - - Financial and technical assistance

Created on

Feb 20, 2009

Last modified

Mar 14, 2016

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Variable Group: Subjective wellbeing

Variables

Name	Label	Question
j1	Status of Household feelings/contentment	Taking all things together, would you say your household is?

j2	Are people helpful to household?	Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful to your household or that they are just looking out for themselves

j3	Satisfaction level of household financial situation?	How satisfied are you with your household's financial situation?

j4	How does household rank its well-being?	Using a 5 point scale where 1 means very non poor and 5 means very poor , where would you put your household?

j5	How does household rank its ability to cope with shocks	If there is a crisis such as poor crops , loss of job, or ill health , some people quickly become destitute while others remain secure. How would you rate your household's ability to survive such crises?

j6	Compared 5 years ago, how does household consider its survival to shocks	Compared to 5 years ago, would you say you are more confident/secure that your household would survive in times of need or are you less confident

j7	Does household give out regular transfers to others living elsewhere	Does your household give regular financial or in kind support to parents, grown up children or any other relatives either living with you or living elsewhere ?

j8	Number of deaths in the household within the last 12 months	How many deaths has your household suffered within the past 12 months?

j9	Does household receive regular transfers from others	Does your household get regular financial or in kind support from parents, children or other relatives either living with you or living elsewhere

j10	Main source of support in times of need	In times of great financial difficulty, because of ill health , a death or loss of job, who can your household turn to for help ?