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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000
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GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Person records

Cases: 1894133

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
PARRULE
Rule for linking parent
SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
STEPMOM
Probable stepmother
STEPPOP
Probable stepfather
POLYMAL
Man with more than one wife linked
POLY2ND
Woman is second or higher order wife
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
AGE
Age
AGE2
Age, grouped into intervals
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
CONSENS
Consensual union
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
CHBORNF
Number of female children ever born
CHBORNM
Number of male children ever born
CHSURVF
Number of female children surviving
CHSURVM
Number of male children surviving
BIRTHSLYR
Number of births last year
NATIVITY
Nativity status
CITIZEN
Citizenship
BPLGH
Region of birth, Ghana
RELIGION
Religion [general version]
RELIGIOND
Religion [detailed version]
ETHNICGH
Ethnicity, Ghana
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
EDATTAIN
Educational attainment, international recode [general version]
EDATTAIND
Educational attainment, international recode [detailed version]
YRSCHOOL
Years of schooling
EDUCGH
Educational attainment, Ghana
EMPSTAT
Activity status (employment status) [general version]
EMPSTATD
Activity status (employment status) [detailed version]
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC
Occupation, unrecoded
INDGEN
Industry, general recode
IND
Industry, unrecoded
CLASSWK
Status in employment (class of worker) [general version]
CLASSWKD
Status in employment (class of worker) [detailed version]
EMPSECT
Sector of employment
DAYSWRK
Days worked last week
HRSWORK1
Hours worked per week
HRSWORK2
Hours worked per week, categorized
HRSACTUAL1
Actual hours worked per week
HRSACTUAL2
Actual hours worked per week, categorized
MIGRATE5
Migration status, 5 years
GEOMIG1_5
1st subnational geographic level of residence 5 years prior to survey, world [consistent boundaries over time]
MIG1_5_GH
Region of residence 5 years ago, Ghana; consistent boundaries, GIS
MIG2_5_GH
District of residence 5 years ago, Ghana; consistent boundaries, GIS
DISEMP
Employment disability
GH2000A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
GH2000A_RELATE
Relationship to head of household
GH2000A_SEX
Sex
GH2000A_AGE
Age
GH2000A_NATION
Nationality
GH2000A_ETHNIC
Ethnicity
GH2000A_ETHNICD
Ethnicity, detailed
GH2000A_BPLHERE
Born in this town or village
GH2000A_BPL
Region of birth outside of this town or village
GH2000A_RESR
Usual place of residence, region
GH2000A_RESD
Usual place of residence, district
GH2000A_RES5R
Place of residence five years ago, region
GH2000A_RES5D
Place of residence five years ago, district
GH2000A_RELIG
Religion
GH2000A_MARST
Marital status
GH2000A_LIT
Literacy
GH2000A_SCHOOL
Ever attended school (full-time)
GH2000A_EDLEV
Highest level attained or attending
GH2000A_GRADE
Highest grade completed at that level
GH2000A_EDATTAIN
Highest level and grade of education attained
GH2000A_WORKED
Worked for pay, profit, or family gain last week
GH2000A_EMPSTAT
Unemployment status
GH2000A_WKDAY
Days worked last week
GH2000A_WKHOUR
Hours worked last week
GH2000A_OCC
Occupation
GH2000A_IND
Industry
GH2000A_CLASSWK
Class of worker
GH2000A_EMPSECT
Employment sector
GH2000A_CHBORNM
Number of children ever born -- male
GH2000A_CHBORNF
Number of children ever born -- female
GH2000A_CHSURVM
Number of children surviving -- male
GH2000A_CHSURVF
Number of children surviving -- female
GH2000A_BIRTHS
Births in the last 12 months
GH2000A_CHBORN
Number of children ever born
GH2000A_CHSURV
Number of children surviving
Total: 100
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