Population and Housing Census 2010 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2010
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Reference ID
GHA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 22, 2014
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Mar 29, 2019
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- Data files
- GHA2010-H-H
- GHA2010-P-H
Region or country of birth (GH2010A_0407)
Data file: GHA2010-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
162
End:
163
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions P00-P20 were asked for persons in both the household and non-household populations.]
[Questions P04 and P05 were asked of all persons who responded that they were Ghanaian by birth, or of dual nationality (responses of 01-02 for P03).]
P05. Was [the respondent] born in this village/town?
[] Yes [skip question P06]
[] No
P06. In what region or country was [the respondent] born?
[For all persons who were not born in this village/town (response of "no" to P05).]
[After responding to question P06, skip to P08.]
[] 01 Western
[] 02 Central
[] 03 Greater Accra
[] 04 Volta
[] 05 Eastern
[] 06 Ashanti
[] 07 Brong Ahafo
[] 08 Northern
[] 09 Upper East
[] 10 Upper West
[] 11 Nigeria
[] 12 Liberia
[] 13 Sierra Leone
[] 14 Gambia
[] 15 Togo
[] 16 Burkina Faso
[] 17 Cote d'Ivoire
[] 18 Other ECOWAS states
[] 19 African, other than ECOWAS
[] 20 Europe
[] 21 Americas (North, South/Caribbean)
[] 22 Asia
[] 23 Oceania
Go to P08.
[Questions P04 and P05 were asked of all persons who responded that they were Ghanaian by birth, or of dual nationality (responses of 01-02 for P03).]
P05. Was [the respondent] born in this village/town?
[] Yes [skip question P06]
[] No
P06. In what region or country was [the respondent] born?
[For all persons who were not born in this village/town (response of "no" to P05).]
[After responding to question P06, skip to P08.]
[] 01 Western
[] 02 Central
[] 03 Greater Accra
[] 04 Volta
[] 05 Eastern
[] 06 Ashanti
[] 07 Brong Ahafo
[] 08 Northern
[] 09 Upper East
[] 10 Upper West
[] 11 Nigeria
[] 12 Liberia
[] 13 Sierra Leone
[] 14 Gambia
[] 15 Togo
[] 16 Burkina Faso
[] 17 Cote d'Ivoire
[] 18 Other ECOWAS states
[] 19 African, other than ECOWAS
[] 20 Europe
[] 21 Americas (North, South/Caribbean)
[] 22 Asia
[] 23 Oceania
Go to P08.
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Western |
| 2 | Central |
| 3 | Greater Accra |
| 4 | Volta |
| 5 | Eastern |
| 6 | Ashanti |
| 7 | Brong Ahafo |
| 8 | Northern |
| 9 | Upper East |
| 10 | Upper West |
| 11 | Nigeria |
| 12 | Liberia |
| 13 | Sierra Leone |
| 14 | Gambia |
| 15 | Togo |
| 16 | Burkina Faso |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 18 | Other ECOWAS states |
| 19 | African, other than ECOWAS |
| 20 | Europe |
| 21 | Americas (North, South, Caribbean) |
| 22 | Asia |
| 23 | Oceania |
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
P06. Birthplace outside this village/town: In what region or country was (name) born?
Record the appropriate response in the boxes provided. As in P05, the region or country of birth is the usual place of residence of respondent's mother at the time of the respondent's birth and not where the birth actually took place. For any response in P06, skip to P08.
Record the appropriate response in the boxes provided. As in P05, the region or country of birth is the usual place of residence of respondent's mother at the time of the respondent's birth and not where the birth actually took place. For any response in P06, skip to P08.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the region or country of birth.
Universe
All persons
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |