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Population and Housing Census 2000 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000
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GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service
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Region of birth outside of this town or village (GH2000A_0408)

Data file: GHA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 166
End: 167
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[P05-P06 were asked of persons whose nationality are Ghanaian by birth.]



P06 Birthplace



P06a Born in the town/village: Was (name) born in this town or village? If yes go to P07

[] Yes
[] No


P06b Birthplace outside this town/village: In what region or country was (name) born?

[] 01Western
[] 02 Central
[] 03 Greater Accra
[] 04 Volta
[] 05 Eastern
[] 06 Ashanti
[] 07 Brong Ahafo
[] 08 Northern
[] 09 Upper East
[] 10 Upper West
[] 96 Other ECOWAS States
[] 97 African other than ECOWAS
[] 98 Outside Africa
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
96 Other ECOWAS States
97 Africa other than ECOWAS
98 Outside Africa
99 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.
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P06 Birthplace



P06b Birthplace outside this village/town: In what region or country was (name) born?

As in P06a, the region or country of birth is the place in which the mother of the individual resided at the time of the person's birth and not where the birth actually took place.

Note that for those born outside Ghana (foreign born), Code 96 is to be marked for persons who were born in other ECOWAS states; Code 97 for African country other than ECOWAS state (see Appendix 2) and mark code 98 for non-African countries.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the region or country of birth in which the mother of the individual resided at the time of the person's birth and not where the birth actually took place.
Universe
Citizens born in another town or village in Ghana

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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