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Demographic and Health Survey 2008

Ghana, 2008
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GHA_2008_DHS_v01_M
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Ghana Statistical Services (GSS), Ministry of Health
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Data file: RECH2

HOUSEHOLD
- Household Characteristics

Cases: 11778
Variables: 75

Variables

hhid
Case Identification
hv201
Source of drinking water
hv202
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 television (see SH111D and E)
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
hv234
Result of salt test for iod-NA
hv235
Location of source for water
hv236
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 (ceramic/sand/composite/etc)
hv237e
Water usually treated by: solar disinfection
hv237f
Water usually treated by: let it stand and settle
hv237g
Water usually treated by: -NA
hv237h
Water usually treated by: -NA
hv237i
Water usually treated by: -NA
hv237j
Water usually treated by: -NA
hv237k
Water usually treated by: -NA
hv237x
Water usually treated by: other
hv237z
Water usually treated by: don't know
hv238
Number of households sharing toilet
hv239
Food cooked on stove or open fire
hv240
Household has a chimney, ho-NA
hv241
Food cooked in the house/ separate building/ outdoors
hv242
Household has separate room used as kitchen
hv243a
Has mobile telephone
hv243b
Has watch -NA
hv243c
Has animal-drawn cart
hv243d
Has boat with a motor
hv244
Owns land usable for agriculture
hv245
Hectares of agricultural land
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 grasscutters
hv246j
Owns other poultry
hv246k
Owns other animals
hv247
Has bank account
hv248
Number of sick people 18-59-NA
hv249
Member of the household die-NA
hv250
Number of members who died -NA
hv251
Number of orphans and vulne-NA
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: 75
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