Ghana - National Transport Household Survey, 2007
Reference ID | GHA-GSS-NTHS-2007-v1.0 |
Year | 2007 - 2008 |
Country | Ghana |
Producer(s) | Ghana Statistical Service - Autonomous |
Sponsor(s) | Danish International Development Agency - DANIDA - Provided funding for the survey |
Metadata | Documentation in PDF |
Created on
Jul 13, 2012
Last modified
Dec 05, 2013
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Data Description
Data File: Economic activity
Content | SECTION D 1: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY (Questions were asked of household members 12 years and older who had engaged in an economic activity during the last 7 days before the interview). Questions in this section related to the sector of employment of those who did some work in the last 7 days before the interview. Questions were asked on the type of occupation and industry and the modes of travel to the workplace. There were questions on the number of trips made using the various modes, the waiting and travel time, amount spent and the kind of difficulties encountered traveling to and from the workplace. |
Cases | 18801 |
Variable(s) | 50 |
Version | This is the final version of the dataset for the report. |
Producer | Ghana Statistical Service |
Missing Data | Missing data is coded as 9 or a series of 9s that fills the length of the field. |
Processing Checks | The data was checked to determine whether only the eligible household members were interviewed. There were also checks on the occupation and industry to ensure the correct codes were assigned. |
Variables
Name | Label | Question | |
HH1 | Region | ||
HH2 | District | ||
HH3 | EA number | ||
HH4 | Urban/rural | ||
HH5 | Household Number | ||
EC1 | Line number | ||
ECID | Personal Identification | ||
EC2 | Did any work for pay, profit | Did (NAME) do any work for pay, profit or family gain in the last 7 days? | |
EC3 | Status in employment | What was (NAME's) status in employment? | |
EC4 | Main occupation | What was (NAME's) main occupation? (SEE LIST OF CODES IN ENUMERATOR'S MANUAL) | |
EC5 | Main industry worked | What was the main industry (NAME) worked in? | |
EC6 | Sector of employment | What was (NAME's) sector of employment? | |
EC7 | Distance(km) from residence | How far away is (NAME's) place of work from his/her residence? | |
EC8 | Does work requires travel from residence | Does (NAME's) work require travel from his/her place of residence? | |
EC9A | Means of travel-In | By what means does (NAME) often travel to his/her workplace? | |
EC9B | Means of travel-Out | By what means does (NAME) often travel from his/her workplace? | |
EC10A | Waiting time at station:in(min) | How long does (NAME) usually wait at the station before getting transport to the workplace? WAITING TIME | |
EC10B | Waiting time at station:out(min) | How long does (NAME) usually wait at the station before getting transport from the workplace? WAITING TIME | |
EC11A | Amount spend on transport-In | How much does (NAME) usually spend on transport to the workplace in a week? (IF NO PAYMENT CODE 00) | |
EC11B | Amount spend on transport-Out | How much does (NAME) usually spend on transport from the workplace in a week? (IF NO PAYMENT CODE 00) | |
EC12A | Travel time at station:in(min) | How much time does (NAME) usually spend on the way going to the workplace? TRAVEL TIME | |
EC12B | Travel time at station:out(min) | How much time does (NAME) usually spend on the way from the workplace? TRAVEL TIME | |
EC13 | Same means of travel | Does (NAME) always go to the workplace by the same means? | |
EC14A1 | Car type-Ind public taxi | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Individual public taxi? | |
EC14A2 | Car type-shared taxi | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Shared taxi? | |
EC14A3 | Car type-trotro | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Trotro? | |
EC14A4 | Car type-private car | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Private car? | |
EC14A5 | Car type-metro mass | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Metro mass? | |
EC14A6 | Car type-Public bus | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Public bus? | |
EC14AA | Motor car-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by the following means? | |
EC14B | Train-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Train? | |
EC14C | Bicycle-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Bicycle? | |
EC14D | Motor cycle-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Motor cycle? | |
EC14E | Canoe/Boat/Ferry-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by Canoe/Boat/Ferry? | |
EC14F | Foot-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work on Foot? | |
EC14G | Other(specify)-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did you go to work by any other means? Specify | |
EC15 | Face any difficulty | Does (NAME) face any difficulty in getting to his/her workplace? | |
EC16 | Main difficulty | What main difficulty does (NAME) face going to the workplace? | |
EC17 | Other difficulty | What other difficulty does (NAME) face going to the workplace? | |
EC18A | Frequency of commuting | How often does (NAME) commute between his/her residence and place of work? NO OF TRIPS | |
EC18B | Commute time unit | How often does (NAME) commute between his/her residence and place of work? TIME UNIT | |
EC19 | Frequency of transport schedule | How frequent is the transport schedule to (NAME's) workplace? | |
EC20A | Time transport is not available-In | Which time of the day is transport not available to (NAME's) workplace? | |
EC20B | Time transport is not available-Out | Which time of the day is transport not available from (NAME's) workplace? | |
EC21 | Work during the past 12 months | Did (NAME) work during the past 12 months? | |
EC22 | Last occupation | Last occupation of (NAME), if ever worked. (IF NEVER WORKED, WRITE NEVER WORKED, CODE 999 AND SKIP TO NEXT PERSON) | |
EC23 | Last industry | Last industry of (NAME), if ever worked. | |
EC24 | Actively looking for job | Has (NAME) been actively looking for work? | |
EC25 | First main challenge | What two main challenges does (NAME) face in looking for work? | |
EC26 | Why not looking for job | Why has (NAME) not been looking for work? | |
Total variable(s):
50 |