2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2000
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Reference ID
GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
Metadata
Created on
Sep 29, 2011
Last modified
Sep 03, 2025
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- GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Hours worked last week (GH2000A_WKHOUR)
Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
223
End:
224
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="GH00A420 GH00A421 GH00A422 GH00A423 GH00A424 GH00A425 GH00A426 GH00A427">P13 Type of activity: For P13 to P17; <span class="em">answer only for ages 7 years or older</span>. The answer should refer to the 7 days before census night:<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="GH00A422 GH00A423">[P13c-d were asked of persons who worked for pay or profit or family gain.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A422 GH00A423">P13c How many days did (name) work for pay or profit or family gain? _ _<br /><div class="i1">Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code.</div><br /><br />P13d How many hours did (name) work for pay or profit or family gain? (If 99 hours or more code 99) _ _<br /><div class="i1">Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code</div>.<br /></svar>
<p><svar v="GH00A422 GH00A423">[P13c-d were asked of persons who worked for pay or profit or family gain.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A422 GH00A423">P13c How many days did (name) work for pay or profit or family gain? _ _<br /><div class="i1">Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code.</div><br /><br />P13d How many hours did (name) work for pay or profit or family gain? (If 99 hours or more code 99) _ _<br /><div class="i1">Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code</div>.<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 09 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 34 | 34 |
| 35 | 35 |
| 36 | 36 |
| 37 | 37 |
| 38 | 38 |
| 39 | 39 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 41 |
| 42 | 42 |
| 43 | 43 |
| 44 | 44 |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 | 46 |
| 47 | 47 |
| 48 | 48 |
| 49 | 49 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 | 51 |
| 52 | 52 |
| 53 | 53 |
| 54 | 54 |
| 55 | 55 |
| 56 | 56 |
| 57 | 57 |
| 58 | 58 |
| 59 | 59 |
| 60 | 60 |
| 61 | 61 |
| 62 | 62 |
| 63 | 63 |
| 64 | 64 |
| 65 | 65 |
| 66 | 66 |
| 67 | 67 |
| 68 | 68 |
| 69 | 69 |
| 70 | 70 |
| 71 | 71 |
| 72 | 72 |
| 73 | 73 |
| 74 | 74 |
| 75 | 75 |
| 76 | 76 |
| 77 | 77 |
| 78 | 78 |
| 79 | 79 |
| 80 | 80 |
| 81 | 81 |
| 82 | 82 |
| 83 | 83 |
| 84 | 84+ |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">P13 Type of activity: questions are to be asked of only persons aged 7 years or older; and refer to the seven days before census night</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A423"><span class="em">P13d How many hours did (name) work for pay or profit or family gain?</span><br /><br />In order not to confuse the respondent, it would be better to find out the number of hours worked each day for the period. The total number of hours could be obtained by adding the hours together for the number of days worked.<br /><br />If the person has a fixed number of hours worked each day then multiply the answer in P13c (i.e. no. of days worked) by the number of hours worked each day.<br /><br />Note if the person worked 99 hours or more code 99 and mark.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A423"><span class="em">P13d How many hours did (name) work for pay or profit or family gain?</span><br /><br />In order not to confuse the respondent, it would be better to find out the number of hours worked each day for the period. The total number of hours could be obtained by adding the hours together for the number of days worked.<br /><br />If the person has a fixed number of hours worked each day then multiply the answer in P13c (i.e. no. of days worked) by the number of hours worked each day.<br /><br />Note if the person worked 99 hours or more code 99 and mark.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of hours that an individual worked each day on the days that person worked.
Universe
Ghana 2000: Persons age 7+ who worked for pay, profit, or family gain [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Work Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |