Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006, MICS Round 1
Reference ID | DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2006-v1.0 |
Year | 2006 |
Country | Ghana |
Producer(s) | Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President |
Sponsor(s) | United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Financial and technical assistance (US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - PEPFAR - Financial and technical assistance Dutch Government - - Financial and technical assistance |
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Data Description
Data File: Household
Content | All household members |
Cases | 5939 |
Variable(s) | 251 |
Structure: | Type: relational Keys: HH1 (Cluster number), HH2 (Household number) |
Version | Version 1.0 |
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 | |
HC15IC | Condition of the dwelling is that there are windows with broken glass/no glass | HC15IC. Condition of dwelling: Windows with broken glass/no glass | |
HC15ID | Condition of the dwelling is that there are visible holes in the roof | HC15ID. Condition of dwelling: Visible holes in the roof | |
HC15IE | Condition of the dwelling is that the roof is incomplete | HC15IE. Condition of dwelling: Incomplete roof | |
HC15IF | Condition of the dwelling is that the door is Insecure | HC15IF. Condition of dwelling: Insecure door | |
HC15IG | Condition of the dwelling is that there is no netting | HC15IG. Condition of dwelling: No netting | |
HC15IY | None of the above condition is applicavble to the dwelling condition | HC15IH. Condition of dwelling: None of the above | |
HC15JA | There is very narrow passage between house intead of road | HC15JA. Dwelling surroundings: Very narrow passage between houses instead of road | |
HC15JB | There are too many power cables connecting to neighborhood's main distribution post | HC15JB. Dwelling surroundings: Too many power cables connecting to neighborhood's main distribution post | |
HC15JC | Dwelling is souranded by choked drains | HC15JC. Dwelling surroundings: Choked drain | |
HC15JD | Dwelling is souranded by stagnant water | HC15JD. Dwelling surroundings: Stagnant water | |
HC15JE | The dwelling sourrounding is bushy | HC15JE. Dwelling surroundings: Bushy surrounding | |
HC15JY | None of the above is observed arpund the dwelling | HC15JY. Dwelling surroundings: None of the above | |
TN1 | Household has mosquito nets that can be used while sleeping | TN1. Does your household have any mosquito net that can be used while sleeping? | |
TN2 | Number of mosquito nets that household has | TN2. How many mosquito nets does your household have? | |
TN3L1 | Long-lasting:Olyset | TN3L1. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Olyset? | |
TN3L2 | Long-lasting:Permanet | TN3L2. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Permanet | |
TN3P1 | Pre-Treated net:Dawa net | TN3P1. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Dawa? | |
TN3P2 | Pre-Treated net:Dawa plus | TN3P2. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Dawa Plus? | |
TN3O1 | Other:MoH Treated net | TN3O1. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: MOH Treated net? | |
TN3O2 | Other:Calico net | TN3O2. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Calico net? | |
TN3O3 | Other:Second-hand net | TN3O3. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Second-hand net ? | |
TN3O4 | Other brand(Specify) | TN3O4. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: Other (specify)? | |
TN305 | Don't Know Brand | TN3O4. Is the net (are any of the nets) any of the following brands: DK brand | |
TN3A | Where did you get the mosquito net? | TN3A. Where did you get the (NAME OF NET HIGHEST IN THE LIST OF NETS AVAILABLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD, IN TN3) mosquito net? | |
TN3B | How much did you pay for this mosquito net? | TN3B. How much did you pay for the (NAME OF NET HIGHEST IN THE LIST OF NETS AVAILABLE IN THE HOUSEHOLD, IN TN3) mosquito net? | |
TN5 | Net was pre-treated | TN5. When you got the (most recent) net, was it already treated with an insecticide to kill or repel mosquitoes? | |
TN6 | Months ago that the most recent net obtained | TN6. How many months ago was the (most recent) net obtained? | |
TN7 | Has the net soaked or dipped since obtained | TN7. Since you got the net(s) has it (have any of these nets) ever been soaked or dipped in a liquid to kill/repel mosquitoes? | |
TN8 | Months ago that net was soaked or dipped | TN8. How long ago was the most recent soaking/dipping done? | |
CD7 | Child | CD7.Child | |
CD9 | Rank number of child (from response box) | CD9. Rank number of child (from response box) | |
CD11 | Child line number | CD11. Child line number | |
CD12A | Took away privileges, forbade something like not allow him/her to leave the house | CD12A. Took away privileges, forbade something (NAME) liked or did not allow him/her to leave house). | |
CD12B | Counseled/explained why something was wrong | CD12B. Counselling/Explained why something (the behavior) was wrong. | |
CD12C | Shook him/her | CD12C. Shook him/her. | |
CD12D | Shouted, yelled at or screamed at him/her | CD12D. Shouted, yelled at or screamed at him/her. | |
CD12E | Gave him/hersomething else to do | CD12E. Gave him/her something else to do. | |
CD12F | Spanked, hit or slapped him/her with bare hand | CD12F. Spanked, hit or slapped him/her on the bottom with bare hand. | |
CD12G | Hit him/her on the bottom with or elsewhere with a belt | CD12G. Hit him/her on the bottom or elsewhere on the body with something like a belt, hairbrush, stick or other hard object. | |
CD12H | Called him/her dumb, lazy | CD12H. Called him/her dumb, lazy, or another name, etc. | |
CD12I | Hit or slapped him/her on the face | CD12I. Hit or slapped him/her on the face, head or ears. | |
CD12J | Hit or slapped him/her on the hand | CD12J. Hit or slapped him/her on the hand, arm, or leg. | |
CD12K | Beat him/her up with an implement | CD12K. Beat him/her up with an implement (hit over and over as hard as one could). | |
CD13 | Do you believe to bring up child properly need to punish him | CD13. Do you believe that in order to bring up (raise, educate) (NAME) properly, you need to physically punish him/her? | |
SI1 | Salt iodization test outcome | SI1. We would like to check whether the salt used in your household is iodized | |
hhweight | Household sample weight | hhweight. Household sample weight | |
hhsex | Sex of household head | hhsex. What is the sex of the household head? | |
persroom | Persons per sleeping rooms | HC2. How many rooms in this household are used for sleeping? | |
flres | Has earth/mud/mud bricks floor | flres. Main material of the dwelling floor: Earth/mud/mud bricks | |
flrwd | Has wood floor | flwd. Main material of the dwelling floor: Wood | |
flrstn | Has stone floor | flstn. Main material of the dwelling floor: Stone | |
flrbrks | Has burnt bricks floor | flrbrks. Main material of the dwelling floor: Burnt bricks | |
flrcem | Has cement/concrete floor | flcem. Main material of the dwelling floor: Cement/concrete | |
flrvny | Has viny tiles floor | flrvny. Main material of the dwelling floor: Vinyl tiles | |
flrcera | Has cermic/marble/porcelain floor | flrcera. Main material of the dwelling floor: Ceramic/marble tiles/porcelain | |
flrtera | Has terazzo floor | flrtera. Main material of the dwelling floor: Terrazzo | |
rooflf | Has thatch/palm leaf/raffia roof | rooflf. Main material of the roof: Thatch/palm leaf/raffia | |
roofbam | Has bamboo roof | roofbam. Main material of the roof: Bamboo | |
roofmud | Has mud/mud bricks/earth roof | roofmud. Main material of the roof: Mud/mud bricks/earth | |
roofwd | Has wood roof | roofwd. Main material of the roof: Wood | |
roofmet | Has corrugated metal roof | roofmet. Main material of the roof: Corrugated metal sheet | |
roofsla | Has slate/asbestos roof | roofsla. Main material of the roof: Slate/asbestos | |
roofcem | Has cement/concrete roof | roofcem. Main material of the roof: Cement/concrete | |
roofrft | Has roofing tiles roof | roofrft. Main material of the roof: Roofing tiles | |
wallpalm | Has palm leaf/thatch/raffia wall | wallpalm. Main material of the walls: Palm leaves/thatch (grass)/raffia | |
wallmudb | Has mud/mud brick/earth wall | wallmucd. Main material of the walls: Mud/mud brick/earth | |
wallbam | Has bamboo wall | wallbam. Main material of the walls: Bamboo | |
wallwood | Has wood wall | wallwood. Main material of the walls: Wood | |
wallmet | Has metal sheet/asbestos wall | wallmet. Main material of the walls: Metal sheet or slate/asbestos | |
wallcrete | Has landcrete wall | wallcrete. Main material of the walls: Landcrete | |
wallbntb | Has burnt bricks wall | wallbntb. Main material of the walls: Burnt bricks | |
wallcem | Has cement blocks/concrete wall | wallcem. Main material of the walls: Cement blocks/concrete | |
wallstn | Has stone wall | wallstn. Main material of the walls: Stone | |
fuelelec | Household fuel type: electricity | fuelelec. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Electricity | |
fuellpg | Household fuel type: LPG | fuelpg. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Liquefied Petroleum | |
fuelbio | Household fuel type: biogas | fuelbio. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Biogasy) | |
fuelker | Household fuel type: kerosene | fuelker. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Kerosene(specif | |
fuelchar | Household fuel type: charcoal | fuelchar. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Charcoal | |
fuelwood | Household fuel type: wood | fuelwood. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Wood | |
fuelres | Household fuel type: crop residue/sawndust | fuelres. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Crop residue/sawdust | |
fuelnone | Household fuel type: animal waste | fuelnone. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : Animal waste | |
fuelwast | Household fuel type: none, no cooking | fuelwast. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? : None, no cooking | |
elec | Household has: electricity | elec. Does your household have: Electricity? | |
radio | Household has: radio | radio. Does your household have: Radio? | |
tv | Household has: television | tv. Does your household have: Television? | |
comp | Household has: computer | comp. Does your household have: Computer | |
clok | Household has: clock | clock. Does your household have: Clock? | |
mobile | Household has: mobile telephone | mobile. Does your household have: Mobile telephone? | |
phone | Household has: fixed land line | phone. Does your household have: Fixed land line? | |
fridge | Household has: refrigerator | fridge. Does your household have: Refrigerator? | |
vdec | Household has: video deck | vdec. Does your household have: Video deck? | |
frez | Household has: freezer | frez. Does your household have: Freezer? | |
dvd | Household has: dvd/vcd | dvd. Does your household have: DVD/VCD? | |
fdvd | |||
fur | Household has: wood furniture | fur. Does your household have: Wood furniture | |
bike | Household member owns: bicycle | bike. Does any member of your household own: Bicycle? | |
moto | Household member owns: motorcycle/scooter | moto. Does any member of your household own: Motorcycle or scooter? | |
cart | Household member owns: animal drawn cart | cart. Does any member of your household own: Animal-drawn cart? | |
car | Household member owns: car/truck | car. Does any member of your household own: Car or truck? | |
boat | Household member owns: canoe/boat with a motor | boat. Does any member of your household own: Canoe/Boat without a motor? | |
Total variable(s):
251 |