Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000

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Reference ID

GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Ghana Statistical Service

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Ethnicity (GH2000A_0405)

Data file: GHA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 162

End: 162

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

[P05-P06 were asked of persons whose nationality are Ghanaian by birth.]

P05 Ethnicity: To which ethnic group does (name) belong? (Refer to appendix 3 for code list). _ _

Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code.

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Akan
2	Ga-adangbe
3	Ewe
4	Guan
5	Gurma
6	Mole-dagbani
7	Grusi
8	Mande
9	Others

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

P05 Ethnicity: To which ethnic group does (name) belong?

This question relates to only Ghanaians by birth. Obtain from these persons what their ethnic group is and mark according to the number provided in the box. A list of ethnic groups in their alphabetical order and their codes has been provided in Appendix 3.

For example, if the respondent is a Ga and the code No. is 20 for Ga, you must first write Ga in the space provided against "description" and then write the code number 20 in the boxes provided against "enter code" e.g. write ethnicity GA

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the ethnic group that a respondent belongs to.

Universe

Citizens by birth

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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