2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2000
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Reference ID
GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Sep 29, 2011
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- GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Usual members present in the household (GH2000A_PERNOH)
Data file: GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
196
End:
198
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A040 GH00A041 GH00A042 GH00A043">(Households only)<br /><br /><div class="i1">A14 Status A _ _<br />A15 Status B _ _<br />A16 Status C _ _<br /><br />A17 Total persons enumerated _ _ _ _</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GH00A040 GH00A041 GH00A042 GH00A043">Status "A/B/C"<br /><div class="i1">[] "A" Usual members present on census night<br />[] "B" Visitors present on census night<br />[] "C" Usual members absent on census night</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="GH00A040 GH00A041 GH00A042 GH00A043">Status "A/B/C"<br /><div class="i1">[] "A" Usual members present on census night<br />[] "B" Visitors present on census night<br />[] "C" Usual members absent on census night</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | 0 |
| 001 | 1 |
| 002 | 2 |
| 003 | 3 |
| 004 | 4 |
| 005 | 5 |
| 006 | 6 |
| 007 | 7 |
| 008 | 8 |
| 009 | 9 |
| 010 | 10 |
| 011 | 11 |
| 012 | 12 |
| 013 | 13 |
| 014 | 14 |
| 015 | 15 |
| 016 | 16 |
| 017 | 17 |
| 018 | 18 |
| 019 | 19 |
| 020 | 20 |
| 021 | 21 |
| 022 | 22 |
| 023 | 23 |
| 024 | 24 |
| 025 | 25 |
| 026 | 26 |
| 027 | 27 |
| 028 | 28 |
| 029 | 29 |
| 030 | 30+ |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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 v="GH00A040"><span class="h3">7.3 Who is a usual member of the household?</span><br /><br />A usual member of the household is a person who (whether present or absent on Census Night) has spent at least the last six months with the household.<br /><br />The following, however, must also be considered as usual members of the household, even though they do not satisfy the residential requirements:<br /><div class="i1">a. Persons who have not spent the last six months with the household but who have the intention of staying there for at least the next six months, e.g. workers on transfer.<br /><br />b. Seasonal workers who return home after a season.<br /><br />c. Students in boarding schools or hostels except students who have spent six months or more before Census Night outside the country and those who were outside the country on Census Night and intend to stay outside the country for the next six months or more.<br /><br />d. Soldiers in barracks where they are catered for as a group.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A040"><span class="em">(A14) Total No. of persons enumerated as Status A:</span> You must write and mark, in the box provided, the total number of persons enumerated in the household with Status A.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GH00A040 GH00A041 GH00A042"><span class="em">Note that A14, A15, and A16 are to be filled in for persons enumerated in households only.</span><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A040"><span class="em">(A14) Total No. of persons enumerated as Status A:</span> You must write and mark, in the box provided, the total number of persons enumerated in the household with Status A.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GH00A040 GH00A041 GH00A042"><span class="em">Note that A14, A15, and A16 are to be filled in for persons enumerated in households only.</span><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of household members present at the census (Status A).
Universe
Ghana 2000: Private households [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |