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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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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Solid waste disposal (GH2000A_GARBAGE)

Data file: GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 229
End: 229
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A059">H14 Solid waste disposal: How does your household dispose of rubbish (solid waste)?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Collected<br />[] 2 Burned by household<br />[] 3 Public dump<br />[] 4 Dumped elsewhere<br />[] 5 Buried by household<br />[] 6 Other (specify) ________</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Collected
2 Burned by household
3 Public dump
4 Dumped elsewhere
5 Buried by household
6 Other
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
<svar a="all" v="GH00A059"><span class="em">H14. Solid waste disposal: How does your household dispose of rubbish (solid waste)?</span><br /><br />This question refers to the collection and disposal of solid waste (rubbish) generated by members of the household (or occupants of the living quarters).<br /><br /><div class="i1">1. Collected: Where the solid waste (rubbish) is either collected by authorised collectors or by self-appointed collectors.<br /><br />2. Burned by household: Where the household burns the rubbish.<br /><br />3. Public dump: Where the household disposes solid waste at a locally recognised place (borla).<br /><br />4. Dumped elsewhere: Where the household disposes solid waste indiscriminately in the bush, along streets or river banks.<br /><br />5. Buried by household: Where the household buries its solid waste (refuse/rubbish).<br /><br />6. Other (specify): All other types of solid waste disposal not mentioned earlier must be specified in the space provided.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This question refers to the collection and disposal of solid waste (rubbish) generated by members of the household (or occupants of the living quarters).
Universe
Ghana 2000: Occupied private households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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