Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Ethnicity, Ghana (W_ETHNICITYGH)
Data file: GHA2008-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
277
End:
278
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
119. To which ethnic group do you belong?
AKAN 01
GA/DANGME 02
EWE 03
GUAN 04
MOLE-DAGBANI 05
GRUSSI 06
GRUMA 07
MANDE 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ 96
AKAN 01
GA/DANGME 02
EWE 03
GUAN 04
MOLE-DAGBANI 05
GRUSSI 06
GRUMA 07
MANDE 08
OTHER (SPECIFY) ______ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Akan |
| 02 | Ga-Adangbe |
| 03 | Ewe |
| 04 | Guan |
| 05 | Mole-Dagbani |
| 10 | Other groups |
| 11 | Gruma |
| 12 | Grussi |
| 13 | Hausa |
| 14 | Asante |
| 15 | Akwapim |
| 16 | Fante |
| 17 | Dagarti |
| 18 | Twi |
| 19 | Mande |
| 20 | Other unspecified |
| 21 | Other Ghanaian |
| 22 | Other African |
| 98 | Missing |
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
ETHNICITYGH (V131GH) is a variable specific to Ghana that reports responses to a question about the woman's ethnicity. The groups identified vary across samples. See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity and religion Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |