Population and Housing Census 1984 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 1984
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Reference ID
GHA_1984_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Minnesota Population Center
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- Data files
- GHA1984-H-H
- GHA1984-P-H
Status in employment (GH1984A_0417)
Data file: GHA1984-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
134
End:
134
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Answer only for the employed (including those with jobs who did not work) and the unemployed
[Questions 9-11 were asked of employed and unemployed persons age 10 and older]
11. Employment status
1 [] Employee
2 [] Self-employed without employees
3 [] Self-employed and employs others
4 [] Unpaid family worker
[] Other, specify ____
[Questions 9-11 were asked of employed and unemployed persons age 10 and older]
11. Employment status
1 [] Employee
2 [] Self-employed without employees
3 [] Self-employed and employs others
4 [] Unpaid family worker
[] Other, specify ____
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Employee |
| 2 | Self-employed without other employees |
| 3 | Self-employed and employs others |
| 4 | Unpaid family worker |
| 5 | Caretaker (Abusa, Abunu, etc.) in agriculture and fishing only |
| 6 | Chief |
| 7 | Apprentice |
| 8 | Unknown |
| 9 | NIU (not in universe) |
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
8. Economic characteristics.
Questions 8, 9, 10 and 11 are restricted to persons aged 10 years and over.
11. What was your employment status in this establishment?
Four boxes have been provided under this item and where the answer corresponds to one of these you should mark the appropriate box. Note that you should mark only one box for each respondent.
(a) Employee- Mark this box for a person who works for a public or private employer and is paid by this employer. Note that in certain establishments like the Electricity Corporation some employees work under the title "Apprentice". Such persons should be considered as employees.
(b) Self-employed without other employees- Mark this box for a person who operates his own enterprise (e.g., a farmer, kenkey seller, carpenter) and who does not employ anybody to work for him in the operation of his enterprise (except perhaps apprentices or members of his family). Note that apprentices should not be classified as employees,
pg. 72
so a carpenter or blacksmith, who works with apprentices only falls under this category. You should, however, make sure that the assistants of such a person are apprentices and not paid employees before classifying the respondent in this group.
(c) Self-employed and employs others- Mark this box for a person who operates his own enterprise directly or through another person (e.g. a manager or caretaker) and who for the operation of this enterprise hires one or more employees whom he pays. Note that the persons considered employees here exclude unpaid family workers and apprentices whether paid or unpaid.
(d) Unpaid family worker- Mark this box for a person who helps in running an economic enterprise operated by a member of his or her family without payment of wages or salary.
(e) Other, specify- To this category belong all persons who do not fall into any of the above groups. You should write down the person's employment status on the dotted line provided. Some of the types of workers you are likely to encounter here are caretaker in agriculture (Abusa, Abunu, etc.), Paramount Chief and Apprentice.
(i) Caretaker (Abusa, Abunu, etc.) should not be confused with a family worker. A Caretaker or Abusa is a person who looks after or manages another person's farm and who receives a share of the proceeds of the farm as payment for his services in operating the farm. The terms abusa (meaning one third) and abunu (one half) express the economic relationship between the land-tenant and the land-owner. You should note that this group is found only in agriculture and fishing and should not ·be confused with workers in other industries who are sometimes called "caretakers" e.g. a caretaker of a government rest-house, who is in fact a government employee. The Caretaker may or may not be a relative of the owner of the farm.
(ii) Chief refers to a Paramount Chief or any other chief who devotes more time to Local Administration than to any other
pg. 73
activity. Note that many chiefs have their own farms. Therefore the only criterion to use in differentiating between a chief (who may also be an employer or self-employed) is the amount of time devoted to each work.
(iii) Apprentice refers to a worker who is learning a trade and who normally works under the supervision of a qualified worker. He is given an allowance.
Questions 8, 9, 10 and 11 are restricted to persons aged 10 years and over.
11. What was your employment status in this establishment?
Four boxes have been provided under this item and where the answer corresponds to one of these you should mark the appropriate box. Note that you should mark only one box for each respondent.
(a) Employee- Mark this box for a person who works for a public or private employer and is paid by this employer. Note that in certain establishments like the Electricity Corporation some employees work under the title "Apprentice". Such persons should be considered as employees.
(b) Self-employed without other employees- Mark this box for a person who operates his own enterprise (e.g., a farmer, kenkey seller, carpenter) and who does not employ anybody to work for him in the operation of his enterprise (except perhaps apprentices or members of his family). Note that apprentices should not be classified as employees,
pg. 72
so a carpenter or blacksmith, who works with apprentices only falls under this category. You should, however, make sure that the assistants of such a person are apprentices and not paid employees before classifying the respondent in this group.
(c) Self-employed and employs others- Mark this box for a person who operates his own enterprise directly or through another person (e.g. a manager or caretaker) and who for the operation of this enterprise hires one or more employees whom he pays. Note that the persons considered employees here exclude unpaid family workers and apprentices whether paid or unpaid.
(d) Unpaid family worker- Mark this box for a person who helps in running an economic enterprise operated by a member of his or her family without payment of wages or salary.
(e) Other, specify- To this category belong all persons who do not fall into any of the above groups. You should write down the person's employment status on the dotted line provided. Some of the types of workers you are likely to encounter here are caretaker in agriculture (Abusa, Abunu, etc.), Paramount Chief and Apprentice.
(i) Caretaker (Abusa, Abunu, etc.) should not be confused with a family worker. A Caretaker or Abusa is a person who looks after or manages another person's farm and who receives a share of the proceeds of the farm as payment for his services in operating the farm. The terms abusa (meaning one third) and abunu (one half) express the economic relationship between the land-tenant and the land-owner. You should note that this group is found only in agriculture and fishing and should not ·be confused with workers in other industries who are sometimes called "caretakers" e.g. a caretaker of a government rest-house, who is in fact a government employee. The Caretaker may or may not be a relative of the owner of the farm.
(ii) Chief refers to a Paramount Chief or any other chief who devotes more time to Local Administration than to any other
pg. 73
activity. Note that many chiefs have their own farms. Therefore the only criterion to use in differentiating between a chief (who may also be an employer or self-employed) is the amount of time devoted to each work.
(iii) Apprentice refers to a worker who is learning a trade and who normally works under the supervision of a qualified worker. He is given an allowance.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the employment status of the respondent.
Universe
Persons age 10+ who worked
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |