Ghana - National Transport Household Survey, 2007

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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
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Overview
Identification
Country
Ghana
Title
National Transport Household Survey, 2007

Study Type
Other Household Survey
Series Information
This is the first Transport Indicators Household Survey conducted by the Statistical Service in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport as part of the Transport Indicators Database Project Phase I.

ID Number
GHA-GSS-NTHS-2007-v1.0
Version
Version Description
V1.0, National Transport Household Survey Final Dataset and Report

Production Date
2009-02-01
Notes
This is the final version of the data used for the report.

Overview
Abstract
The survey was conducted by the Statistical Service in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation and was funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA).

The main objective of the survey was to derive reliable estimates of indicators relevant to the transport industry in the country. The survey covered a total of 6,000 households selected from 400 Enueration Areas (EAs) across the country. The survey collected information on the demographic characteristics of the household members including age, sex, level of education and employment status. More detailed information was collected on the modes of transport used to school, hospital/clinic, market places, etc. Information was also collected on the waiting time at bus stops, time taken to travel and from school, hospital/clinics, etc. and the cost of travel.

Questions were also asked about the kind of difficulties household members faced in the use of the various modes of transport.

Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis
The basic unit of analysis was individuals in households.

Scope
Notes
The scope of the National Transport Household Survey including:

Demographic characteristics of household members including school attendance.

Means of transport to and from school or workplace and difficulties or obstacles faced.

Means of transport to a health facility or the market place.

Monthly expenditures on the use of transport and satisfaction with services provided.

Market access for agricultural produce.

Topics
TopicVocabularyURI
EDUCATION [6] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
HEALTH [8] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
TRANSPORT, TRAVEL AND MOBILITY [11] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS [2] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
Keywords
Mode of transport, Education, Distance travelled, Waiting time, Travel time, Economic activity, Disability, Agriculture, Roads, Market
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey was a National Coverage

Geographic Unit
The lowest level of aggregation was the Region. There were 10 administrative regions and 138 districts in Ghana at the time of the survey.

Universe
The survey covered a sample of 6,000 households selected from 400 Enumeration Areas across the country and was representative of the population.

Questions on marital status were asked of only household members aged 12 years and older.

Questions on childbirth were asked of only females aged 12 years and older.

Questions on economic activity were asked of household members aged 7 years and older.

Questions on education were asked of only household members aged 3 years and older.

Questions on market access for agricultural produce were asked of household members whose main occupation was farming.

Questions on general transport use were asked of household members aged 6 years and older.

Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
NameAffiliation
Ghana Statistical Service Autonomous
Other Producer(s)
NameAffiliationRole
Ministry of Transportation Assisted with the review of the indicators
Ministry of Transportation Assisted with the preparation of the report
Funding
NameAbbreviationRole
Danish International Development Agency DANIDAProvided funding for the survey
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
Ghana Statiscal ServiceGSSLead documetning institution
Date of Metadata Production
2012-07-09
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 (July 2012)

DDI Document ID
GHA-GSS-NTHS-2007-v1.0

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