Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2014
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Reason woman stopped attending school (C_WHYDROPOUT)
Data file: GHA2014-C.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
623
End:
624
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
106D) Why did you stop attending school?
HAD TO WORK 01
MOVED 02
NO MONEY TO COVER COSTS 03
HAD BAD GRADES 04
HEALTH REASONS 05
FAMILY REASONS/ GOT MARRIED 06
COMPLETED DESIRED LEVEL 07
NO DESIRE TO CONTINUE 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 96
HAD TO WORK 01
MOVED 02
NO MONEY TO COVER COSTS 03
HAD BAD GRADES 04
HEALTH REASONS 05
FAMILY REASONS/ GOT MARRIED 06
COMPLETED DESIRED LEVEL 07
NO DESIRE TO CONTINUE 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Got pregnant |
| 02 | Got married |
| 03 | Needed to take care of children |
| 04 | Family needed help |
| 05 | Could not pay for school |
| 06 | Needed to earn money |
| 07 | Graduated/had enough schooling |
| 08 | Failed/did not pass exams |
| 09 | Did not like school |
| 10 | School was not accessible/too far |
| 11 | Preferred to work |
| 12 | Health problems/got sick |
| 13 | Told by parents to stop |
| 14 | No opportunity to continue/no vacancies |
| 15 | School shut down/no teacher |
| 16 | Moved |
| 17 | Waiting for approved admission |
| 18 | Family displaced |
| 96 | Other |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 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.
Description
Definition
For women who had ever attended, but are no longer attending school, WHYDROPOUT (V154) reports the reason why they stopped attending school.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |