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Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Ghana, 2014
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GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M
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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Ghana Health Service (GHS), National Public National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL)
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Data file: RECH2

HOUSEHOLD
- Household Characteristics

Cases: 11835
Variables: 92

Variables

hhid
Case Identification
hv201
Source of drinking water
hv202
NA - Source of non-drinking water
hv204
Time to get to water source (minutes)
hv205
Type of toilet facility
hv206
Has electricity
hv207
Has radio
hv208
Has color television
hv209
Has refrigerator
hv210
Has bicycle
hv211
Has motorcycle/scooter
hv212
Has car/truck
hv213
Main floor material
hv214
Main wall material
hv215
Main roof material
hv216
Number of rooms used for sleeping
hv217
Relationship structure
hv218
Line number of head of household
hv219
Sex of head of household
hv220
Age of head of household
hv221
Has telephone (land-line)
hv225
Share toilet with other households
hv226
Type of cooking fuel
hv227
Has mosquito bed net for sleeping
hv228
Children under 5 slept under mosquito bed net last night
hv230a
Place where household members wash their hands
hv230b
Presence of water at hand washing place
hv232
Items present: Soap or detergent
hv232b
Items present: Ash, mud, sand
hv232c
NA - Items present: CS
hv232d
NA - Items present: CS
hv232e
NA - Items present: CS
hv232y
Items present: None
hv234
Result of salt test for iodine (PPM)
hv234a
Result of salt test for iodine
hv235
Location of source for water
hv236
NA - Person fetching water
hv237
Anything done to water to make safe to drink
hv237a
Water usually treated by: boil
hv237b
Water usually treated by: add bleach/chlorine
hv237c
Water usually treated by: strain through a cloth
hv237d
Water usually treated by: use water filter
hv237e
Water usually treated by: solar disinfection
hv237f
Water usually treated by: let it stand and settle
hv237g
Water usually treated by: camphor / naphthalene
hv237h
Water usually treated by: purification tablet
hv237i
NA - Water usually treated by: CS
hv237j
NA - Water usually treated by: CS
hv237k
NA - Water usually treated by: CS
hv237x
Water usually treated by: other
hv237z
Water usually treated by: don't know
hv238
Number of households sharing toilet
hv239
NA - Food cooked on stove or open fire
hv240
NA - Household has a chimney, hood or neither
hv241
Food cooked in the house/ separate building/ outdoors
hv242
Household has separate room used as kitchen
hv243a
Has mobile telephone
hv243b
Has watch
hv243c
Has animal-drawn cart
hv243d
Has boat with a motor
hv244
Owns land usable for agriculture
hv245
Hectares of agricultural land (1 decimal)
hv246
Owns livestock, herds or farm animals
hv246a
Owns cattle
hv246b
Owns cows/ bulls
hv246c
Owns horses/ donkeys/ mules
hv246d
Owns goats
hv246e
Owns sheep
hv246f
Owns chickens
hv246g
Owns pigs
hv246h
Owns rabbits
hv246i
Owns grasscutter
hv246j
Owns other poultry
hv246k
Owns other
hv247
Has bank account
hv252
Frequency household members smoke inside the house
hv253
Has dwelling been sprayed against mosquitoes in last 12 months
hv253a
Dwelling sprayed by: government worker/program
hv253b
Dwelling sprayed by: private company
hv253c
Dwelling sprayed by: NGO
hv253d
NA - Dwelling sprayed by: CS
hv253e
NA - Dwelling sprayed by: CS
hv253f
NA - Dwelling sprayed by: CS
hv253g
NA - Dwelling sprayed by: CS
hv253h
NA - Dwelling sprayed by: CS
hv253x
Dwelling sprayed by: other
hv253z
Dwelling sprayed by: don't know
hv270
Wealth index
hv271
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
hml1
Number of mosquito bed nets
hml1a
Number of mosquito bed nets with specific information
hml2
Number of children under mosquito bed net previous night
Total: 92
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