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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
LIST OF TABLES 6
LIST OF FIGURES 8
LIST OF ACRONYMS 9
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10
PART 1 INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................13
1.1 Background.......................................................................................................13
1. 2 Objectives and organization of the survey.......................................................14
1.3 Definitions and Concepts..................................................................................15
1.4 Methodology......................................................................................................18
1.5 Data limitations.................................................................................................21
1.6 Questionnaires...................................................................................................21
1.7 Pilot survey: Training and fieldwork.................................................................21
1.8 Main Survey-Training and Fieldwork................................................................22
1.9 Data processing..................................................................................................22
1.10 The activity coding system................................................................................22
1.11 Response rate....................................................................................................23
PART 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOUSEHOLDS
CHAPTER 2 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS……………………………….26
2.1 Household Composition……………………………………………………………….26
2.2 Age and Sex Distribution………………………………………………………………27
2.3 Marital Status……………………………………………………………………………27
2.4 Religious Affiliation…………………………………………………………………….27
2.5 Literacy…………………………………………………………………………………..28
CHAPTER 3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS………………………………..29
3.1 Educational attainment…………………………………………………………………29
3.2 Economic activity……………………………………………………………………….30
3.3 Reason for not doing any work………………………………………………………..32
CHAPTER 4 HOUSING CONDITIONS………………………………………..34
4.1Type of dwelling ……………………………………………………………….34
4.2 Ownership of dwelling………………………………………………………..34
4.3 Room occupancy………………………………………………………………35
4.4 Household facilities and amenities………………………………………….35
CHAPTER 5 ASSET OWNERSHIP, SELECTED HOUSEKEEPING ACTIVITIES AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
5.1 Asset Ownership……………………………………………………………….38
5.2 Housekeeping activities……………………………………………………….38
5.3 Use of social services………………………………………………………….40
5.4 Household expenditure………………………………………………………..42
PART 3 HOW GHANAIAN WOMEN AND MEN USE THEIR TIME
CHAPTER 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS………………………45
6.1 Distribution of Population aged 10 and older by Region and Sex………45
6.2 Distribution of Population aged 10 and older
by Sex and Major Characteristics……………………………………….45
CHAPTER 7 OVERALL DESCRIPTION OF TIME USE ACTIVITIES………..49
7.1 Average Time Spent on Different Activities…………………………………49
7.2 Participation Rates in Broad Activities……………………………………...57
7.3 Time spent by persons involved in the activities……………………………61
CHAPTER 8 SNA ACTIVITIES………………………………………………….68
8.1 Average time spent on SNA work………………………………………………68
8.2 Participation Rates for SNA Work…………………………………………….72
8.3 Time spent by persons involved in the activities…………………………….75
8.4 Collecting water and fuel………………………………………………………77
CHAPTER 9 Extended or Non-SNA production Unpaid Work
9.1 Average time spent on extended SNA activities……………………………80
9.2 Participation rates for extended or non-SNA production………………..85
9.3 Daily time spent by persons involved on extended SNA activities………89
CHAPTER 10 Non-productive activities
10.1 Learning……………………………………………………………………… 91
10.2 Leisure and Personal Care Activities………………………………………93
CHAPTER 11SIMULTANEOUS ACTIVITIES AND TIME USE BY REGION
11.1. Simultaneous activities…………………………………………………………95
11.2. Time-use by region……………………………………………………………...97
CHAPTER 12 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………99
APPENDICES……………………………………………………………………….101
REFERENCE………………………………………………………………………..117
project staff and list of CONTRIBUTORS……………………………118
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1: Selected EAs for 2008 GDHS and 2009 GTUS by Region and Residence 19
Table 1.2: Results of household and individual interviews 24
Table 2.1: % distribution of Households by sex of Head of Household,
Household size, and average size of households by residence 25
Table 2.2: Current marital status by Residence and sex (12 years+) 27
Table 2.3: Religious Affiliation by Residence and Sex 28
Table 2.4: Literacy by residence 28
Table 3.1: Highest level of school by residence 29
Table 3.2: Five-year age group by educational attainment 30
Table 3.3: Occupation classification by sex and residence 31
Table 3.4: Employment status in job by residence and Sex 31
Table 3.5: Industry by residence and sex 32
Table 3.6: Reason for not doing any work by Sex and Locality/residence 33
Table 4.1: Type of dwelling by residence 34
Table 4.2: Ownership of dwelling by residence 34
Table 4.3: Source of lighting by residence 35
Table 4.4: Type of cooking fuel by residence (%) 36
Table 4.5: Main source of water drinking by residence (%) 37
Table 5.1: Ownership and control of assets by sex and residence (%) 38
Table 5.2: Household member who fetches water by age, sex and residence (%) 39
Table 5.3: Collection of wood by household members, age, sex and residence (%) 40
Table 5.4: Household members who procure wood for fuel by age, sex and residence (%) 40
Table 5.5: Usage of social services nearest to households by region and residence (%) 41
Table 5.6: Distance (in kilometers) to the nearest service facility by region and residence (%) 42
Table 5.7: Person taking the sick to a health facility or obtaining supplies from
the market by residence and sex (%) 42
Table 5.8: Proportion of Household expenditures paid by household member by sex and locality (%) 43
Table 5.9: Proportion of Household expenditures paid by Non-household members
by sex and locality (%) 43
Table 6.1: Distribution of Population aged 10 and older by Region and Sex 45
Table 6.2 Distribution of population aged 10 years and older by selected characteristics 48
Table 7.1: Average time in minutes spent per day by activity, area of residence and sex,
Population Aged 10 Years and Older 49
Table 7.2: Average time spent on disaggregated activities for population aged 10 years and older by sex 51
Table 7.3: Average time in minutes spent on various broad activities, population aged 10 years and older 52
Table 7.4: Average time in minutes spent on various broad categories of activities,
population aged 18 years and older 55
Table 7.5: Participation rate in disaggregated categories of activities for participants
aged 10 years and older, by sex 59
Table 7.6: Participation rate in broad activities for population aged 10 years and older,
by selected characteristics (%) 60
Table 7.7: Time spent on broad categories of activities by persons involved aged 10 years and older 62
Table 7.8: Time spent on broad categories of activities by persons involved aged 10 years and older,
by selected characteristics 63
Table 7.9: Time spent on broad categories of activities by persons involved aged 18 years and older,
by selected characteristics 66
Table 8.1: Average time spent on SNA activities, population aged 10 years and older 68
Table 8.2: Average time spent on various SNA activities, population aged 10 years and older,
by selected characteristics 69
Table 8.3: Participation rate in various SNA activities, population aged 10 years and older
by selected characteristics 73
Table 8.4: Time spent on various SNA activities, by persons involved aged 10 years and older,
by selected characteristics 76
Table 8.5: Distribution of households by who usually fetches water and collects wood for fuel 77
Table 8.6: Average time spent on collecting water and fuel, population aged 10 years and older,
by sex and age group 89
Table 9.1: Average time spent on extended SNA activities (4 digits), population aged 10 and over, by sex 81
Table 9.2: Average daily time spent on various extended SNA activities,
population aged 10 and over, by sex 83
Table 9.3: Participation rates in extended or non-SNA activities (4 digits),
population aged 10 and over, by sex 86
Table 9.4: Participation rates for various extended SNA activities, population aged 10 and over 87
Table 9.5: Time spent on various extended SNA activities, by persons involved aged 10 years and older,
by selected characteristics 90
Table 10.1: Average time in minutes spent on learning activities (4 digits),
population aged 10 to 24, by sex and area of residence 91
Table 10.2: Participation rates for learning activities (4 digits), population
aged 10 to 24 by sex and area of residence 92
Table 10.3: Time in minutes spent by actors involved on learning activities (4 digits),
population aged 10-24, by sex and area of residence 93
Table 10.4: Average time spent on leisure and personal care activities by sex,
population aged 10 years and older 94
Table 10.5: Participation rates on leisure and personal care by sex, population aged 10 years and older 94
Table 11.1: Average time spent on disaggregated activities for population aged 10 years and older by sex 96
Table 11.2: Time Spent by persons involved on Broad Activity Categories, by Sex and Region 98
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1 Population Pyramid 27
Figure 4.1: Number of rooms household occupy by type of residence 35
Figure 4.2: Type of cooking fuel used by households 36
Figure 5.1: Proportion of households buying or collecting wood
for fuel by residence 39
Figure 7.1: Average Time Spent on Broad Activities by Population
Aged 10 Years and Older 50
Figure 7.2: Average Time Spent on Broad Activities by Population Aged 18 and over 50
Figure 7.3: Participation rates in broad activities for population aged 10 years and older 58
Figure 8.1: Participation rates for SNA work, population aged 10 years and over 72
Figure 8.2: Daily time spent by actors involved on SNA work 75
Figure 8.3: Participation rates for collecting water for household, population
aged 10 and over, by sex and age group 78
Figure 8.4: Participation rates for collecting wood for fuel, population
aged 10 and over, by sex and age group 78
Figure 9.1: Average time spent on extended SNA activities,
population aged 10 and over, by sex 80
Figure 9.2: Average time spent on extended SNA activities (4 digits),
population aged 10 and over, by sex 82
Figure 9.3: Participation rates for extended SNA activities,
population aged 10 and over, by sex 85
Figure 9.4: Daily time spent by persons involved on various extended SNA activities 89 |
