Socioeconomic Panel Survey: 2009-2010

All Enumeration Areas

Key Household Information

Household Background Information General information about sex, age, marital status, household composition, religion, ethnicity, parents' occupations, and others.

Employment Information Information about job(s) the person has held in the past week, time over the past year the person has worked, payment (cash or kind) to the person, taxes, pension and training

Employment Information Screener

Employment Information - Characteristics of Secondary Occupation for the last 7 days

Employment Information - Characteristics of Secondary Occupation for the last 7 days - Screener

Employment Information - Non- Employees during the last 7 Days

Employment Information - Non- Employees during the last 7 Days - Screener

Education Information - General Education Information contains grades, fees, qualification, scholarship, etc.

Education Information - Educational Career Questions specifically about vocational/technical training

Educational Information - Literacy and Apprenticeships Questions specifically about reading and writing abilities

Migration - Immigration Questions related to people who moved into the area and the jobs they have here as compared to before, religion and reason for the move

Migration Screener

Migration History Travelling and finding a job, for people who have lived in another town or village

Migration History Screener

Non-Resident Relatives and Spouses - Relatives Individual information about non-residents (analogous to Section 1 D)

Non-Resident Relatives and Spouses - Relatives Screener

Non- Resident Spouse Education information about a non-resident spouse

Non- Resident Spouse Screener

Farm Assets - Animals in the household Value of animals, money spent on them and revenue earned from them

Farm Assets - Animals in the household Screener

Farm Assets - Farm Tools Values and ownership

Farm Assets - Farm Tools Screener

Durable goods Value and ownership

Financial Assets - Borrowing Loan amount borrowed, name of the organization, purpose of the loan, repayment structure of the loan

Financial Assets - Borrowing Screener

Financial Assets - Lending (same questions as Section 3 BI)

Financial Assets - Lending Screener

Financial Asset - Out Transfer (same questions as Section 3 BI)

Financial Asset - Out Transfer Screener

Financial Asset In Transfer (same questions as Section 3 BI)

Financial Asset In Transfer Screener

Financial Asset - Savings (same questions as Section 3 BI) and questions about informal financial institutions such as susu

Financial Asset - Savings Screener

Agricultural Production - Land Information When land was acquired, can it be left fallow, disputes, etc.

Land Information - Size Plot size and boundaries

Land I Fallow period, soil type, irrigation, water/soil conservation improvement, etc. information - Fallow, Soil Type, Irrigation

Land Information - Investment, Ownership, Rental Investment, permanent and semi-permanent structures, rent, value of inputs, etc.

Land Information - Labor Inputs

Labor used on field management

Labor used on harvesting of crops during the major season

Labor used on post harvesting activities - major season

Labor used on land preparation

Labor used on field management

Labor used on harvesting of crops during minor season

Labor used on post harvesting activities - minor season

Crop - Last major Season Harvest and revenue

Last Minor season - Crop Harvest Harvest and revenue

Chemical input - last major season

Chemical input - last minor season

Chemical input - last major season Screener

Chemical input - last minor season Screener

Tractor and other Equipment Uses and Cost

Seeds/Seedlings - last major season

Seeds/Seedlings - last minor season

Seeds/Seedlings - last major season - Screener

Seeds/Seedlings - last minor season - Screener

Crop Sales and Storage - revenues from crop production and transportation

Crop Sales and Storage - revenues from crop production - Screener

Crop Stores and spoilage

Crop Stores - Screener

Non-Farm Enterprise Screener

Non - Farm Enterprise Enterprise operation, income, registration, credit, sales and costs, assets

Enterprise Asset

Non- Farm Enterprise -Information about Employees
Number of different categories of labor

Information on 4 most Important people who work in the enterprise and hours worked

Enterprises that were operating at any time

Typical month when business is operating

Accounting - General/ Manufacturing Enterprise Various enterprise expenditures such as raw materials, taxes, etc.

Accounting - General/ Manufacturing Enterprise - Revenue Sales and trade of enterprise products and by-products

Accounting - General/ Manufacturing Enterprise -Inventories

Accounting - Trade/ Wholesale Enterprise Various trade/wholesale enterprise expenditures such as raw materials, taxes, etc. and expenditures on products

Accounting - Trade/ Wholesale Enterprise - Revenues

Accounting - Trade/ Wholesale Enterprise - Inventories

Accounting - Food Enterprise Various food enterprise expenditures such as raw materials, taxes, etc. and expenditures on ingredients

Accounting - Food Enterprise - Revenues Meals prepared for sale

Accounting - Food Enterprise - Inventories Costs of ingredients such as gas, water, etc.

Accounting - Services Delivery, provision of services, income, rental, royalties, etc.

Insurance Current health insurance policies, group scheme contributions, etc.

Anthropometry

Immunization Particular diseases and costs

Activities of daily living Whether a member can carry a heavy load, etc.

Miscellaneous health Questions about smoking, alcohol consumption, etc.

Health in the last 2 Weeks Recent illness or injury, visit to a health provider

Health in the last 12 month Medical expenses, tablets, etc.

Women's Health - Fertility Menstruation, childbirth, pregnancy

Women's Health - Power Relations Husband's treatment of the wife - domestic violence, control of money, communication with her own family, right/wrong questions about women's independence to make decisions regarding the household, sex, etc.

Men's health - Reproductive health Sexual activity, etc.

Men's health - Power Husband's treatment of the wife, asked to the husband (same questions as Section 7 B)

Children's module -young child health Breastfeeding and treatment of the child

Digit span Test: Forwards

Digit span Test: Backwards

Raven's Pattern Cognitive Assessment

Math Questions

English Reading Questions

Psychology - Depression - Kessler 10 survey

Subjective Social welfare In relation to the community and in relation to Ghana

Regretted Consumption (Goods and Services)

Townsend Questions Perceptions about the chance of living up till a certain age, use of a 100 cedi gift and amount spent on that, perceptions about education levels and wages of rural workers and workers in Accra, etc.

Trust and Solidarity Trust amongst people in the village and personal participation in village activity

Time use Time taken for different activities such as child care, taking care of the sick and elderly, cooking, etc.

Big five personality questions

Social Networking Whether you know, help or receive help from someone, ranking other people in order of their living standard

Social Networking screener

Information seeking - Interaction with organizations and information requests

Information seeking - Extension services

Information seeking - Volunteerism

Food items consumed

Clothing and footwear

Expenditure on other items in last 12 months

Fuel and other lubrication

Housing Characteristics Cost of rent, goods and services, construction repairs, water supply, fuel, toilet, mobile phone, computers, internet, cable, etc.

Housing Characteristics Dwelling type and condition, cooking conditions, garbage and sewage facilities, etc.

Agricultural Production Screener

Adult females for which information is provided

Adult males for which information is provided

Children's module - Screener

Number of people who completed psychology/ social networking section

Number of children aged 5 - 15 years

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