Ghana - Ghana Living Standards Survey 3 -1991, Third round

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-GLSS 3-1991-v2.1

Year

1991 - 1992

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

Goverment of Ghana - GoG - Logistical assistance
The World Bank - - Support in all aspect of the survey
European Union - EU - Support in all aspect of the survey

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Data Description

Data File: Housing -s7

Content	Information on the type of dwelling, occupancy status, number of rooms and room space, expenditures, utilities and amenities as well as the physical characteristics of the dwelling.
Cases	4528
Variable(s)	56
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: hhid (Household Identification number)
Version	V2.0
Producer	Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Missing Data	Prior to 2008, missing data and not applicable data were left as blank. These values are not differentiated. The current policy is to identify the missing data as follows: -a coded value would be composed of 9s such that the entire length of the field is filled. For example a code of' '999' would be used for a missing field of three characters. -not applicable or skipped variables are left blank
Processing Checks	All files have been checked for the following: 1. All variables have been clearly defined and labelled 2. All categories (value labels) have been clearly defined 3. All cases have unique identification (no duplicates) 4. The frequencies of expected respondents checked with the actual section and inconsistencies noted. 5. Skip patterns have been verified 6. Structure edits have been performed

Variables

Name	Label	Question
clust	Cluster id

nh	Household id

s7q1	Type of dwelling	Type of dwelling

s7q2	Number of rooms	Number of rooms

s7q3	Do you share this household	Do you share this household

s7q4a	Years that household been living in this dwelling	Years that household been living in this dwelling

s7q4b	Months that household been living in this dwelling	Months that household been living in this dwelling

s7q5	What type of dwelling were you living before?	What type of dwelling were you living before?

s7q6	No of rooms occupied by household	No of rooms occupied by household

s7q7	Previous occupancy status	Previous occupancy status

s7q8	Main reason for moving to present dwelling	Main reason for moving to present dwelling

s7q9	Do you expect to move in the next 2 years?	Do you expect to move in the next 2 years?

s7q10	For what main reason?	For what main reason?

s7q11	What is present occupancy status?	What is present occupancy status?

s7q12	From whom do you rent this dwelling?	From whom do you rent this dwelling?

s7q13a	Cash amount household pays for rent	Cash amount household pays for rent

s7q13b	Is amount paid daily, monthly, half yearly, weekly etc	Is amount paid daily, monthly, half yearly, weekly etc

s7q14	Does household use goods or services in exchange for rent	Does household use goods or services in exchange for rent

s7q15a	Value of goods and services provided by household	Value of goods and services provided by household

s7q15b	Value of goods and services provided monthly, half yearly etc	Value of goods and services provided monthly, half yearly etc

s7q16	Is part or all of the rent paid by a non member of your household	Is part or all of the rent paid by a non member of your household

s7q17	Who pays the rent?	Who pays the rent?

s7q18	Does any household member make mortgage payments on this dwelling?	Does any household member make mortgage payments on this dwelling?

s7q19	How much was your last payment?	How much was your last payment?

s7q20a	How often do you make these payments?	How much was your last payment?

s7q20b	How often do you make payments in a month, half a year, week etc	How often do you make payments in a month, half a year, week etc

s7q21	Construction or repair costs and painting incurred in the last 12 months	Construction or repair costs and painting incurred in the last 12 months

s7q22	Source of drinking water for household	Source of drinking water for household

s7q23a	Distance of source of water from dwelling	Distance of source of water from dwelling

s7q23b	Distance code of source of drinking water	Distance code of source of drinking water

s7q24	Do you pay or share a regular bill from the water company	Do you pay or share a regular bill from the water company

s7q25a	How much was your last bill?	How much was your last bill?

s7q25b	How much was your last bill?	How much was your last bill?

s7q26	Money paid to a private water vendor,neighbour, or standpipe in the last 2 weeks	Money paid to a private water vendor,neighbour, or standpipe in the last 2 weeks

s7q27	Did you sell any water to some one else?	Did you sell any water to some one else?

s7q28	Amount of money received from water sold in the last 2 weeks	Amount of money received from water sold in the last 2 weeks

s7q29	What is the main source of lighting for your dwelling	What is the main source of lighting for your dwelling

s7q30a	How much did you pay for your last bill?	How much did you pay for your last bill?

s7q30b	How much did you pay for your last bill in a week, month, half year etc	How much did you pay for your last bill in a week, month, half year etc

s7q31	What is the main fuel used by the household for cooking?	What is the main fuel used by the household for cooking?

s7q32	How does your household get rid of rubbish	How does your household get rid of rubbish

s7q33a	How much did your household pay for rubbish disposal?

s7q33b	Cash amount household spent on rubbish disposal a day, week, month etc	Cash amount household spent on rubbish disposal a day, week, month etc

s7q34	What type of toilet is used by your household?	What type of toilet is used by your household?

s7q35	Main construction material of outside walls	Main construction material of outside walls

s7q36	Main flooring material	Main flooring material

s7q37	Main material of roof	Main material of roof

s7q39

s7q40

pid	Economic Head id

loc5	Locality (5)

ez	Ecological Zone

region	Administrative region

weight	Sample weight

cluster	Cluster number

hhid	Household Identification number