Ghana - Ghana Living Standards Survey 2:1988-1989, Second round

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GHA-GSS-GLSS2-2008-v2.0

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Ghana

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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GoG - Funding
The World Bank - WB - Funding and Technical Assistance

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05FQ2: PREVIOUS OCCUPATION (proccm)
File: Y05F-employment history

Overview

Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 8
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-103

Valid cases: 2157
Invalid: 5647
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 99

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Physical Scientists and Related Technicians	1	0.0%
2	Architects, Engineers and Related Technicians	1	0.0%
3	Architects, Engineers and Related Technicians	0	0.0%
4	Aircraft and Ship's Officers	0	0.0%
5	Life Scientists and Related Technicians	0	0.0%
6	Medical, Dental, Veterinary and Related Workers	4	0.2%
7	Professional Nurses	0	0.0%
8	Statisticians, Mathematicians, Systems Analysts, Related Tec	1	0.0%
9	Economists	0	0.0%
11	Accountants	4	0.2%
12	Jurists e.g. Lawyers, Judges	1	0.0%
13	Teachers	64	3.0%
14	Workers in Religion	4	0.2%
15	Authors, Journalists and Related Writers	0	0.0%
16	Sculptors, Painters, Photographers and Related Creative Arti	3	0.1%
17	Composers and Performing Artists	0	0.0%
18	Athletes, Sportsmen and Related Workers	0	0.0%
19	Professional, Technical and Related Workers not elsewhere cl	20	0.9%
20	Legislative Officials and Government Administrators	2	0.1%
21	Managers	9	0.4%
30	Clerical and Related Workers	25	1.2%
31	Government Executive Officials	8	0.4%
32	Stenographers, Typists, and Card and TapePunch Machine Opera	8	0.4%
33	Bookkeepers, Cashiers and Related Workers	18	0.8%
34	Computing Machine Operators	0	0.0%
35	Transport and Communications Supervisors	1	0.0%
36	Transport Conductors	1	0.0%
37	Mail Distribution Clerks	6	0.3%
38	Telephone and Telegraph Operators	1	0.0%
39	Clerical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified	19	0.9%
40	Managers -wholesale and Retail Trade	2	0.1%
41	Working Proprietors -Wholesale and Retail Trade	397	18.4%
42	Sales Supervisors and Buyers	2	0.1%
43	Technical Salesmen, Commercial Travellers and Manufactures'	0	0.0%
44	Insurance, Real Estate Securities, Business Services, Salesm	1	0.0%
45	Salesmen, Shop Assistants and Related Workers	21	1.0%
49	Sales Workers Not Elsewhere Classified	102	4.7%
50	Managers -Catering, Lodging Services	2	0.1%
51	Working Proprietors-Catering and Lodging Services	1	0.0%
52	Housekeeping and Related Service Supervisors	1	0.0%
53	Cooks, Waiters, Bartenders and Related workers	15	0.7%
54	Maids and Related Housekeeping Service Workers Not Elsewhere	9	0.4%
55	Building Caretakers, Charworkers, Cleaners and Related Worke	3	0.1%
56	Launderers, DryCleaners and Pressers	1	0.0%
57	Hairdressers, Barbers, Beauticians and Related Workers	8	0.4%
58	Protective Service Workers	37	1.7%
59	Service Workers Not Elsewhere Classified	45	2.1%
60	Farm Managers and Supervisors	2	0.1%
61	Farmers	281	13.0%
62	Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Workers	47	2.2%
63	Forestry Workers	15	0.7%
64	Fishermen, Hunters and Related Workers	42	1.9%
70	Production Supervisors and General Foremen	6	0.3%
71	Miners, Quarrymen, Well Drillers and Related Workers	19	0.9%
72	Metal Processors	1	0.0%
73	Wood Preparation Workers and Paper Makers	10	0.5%
74	Chemical Processors and Related Workers	6	0.3%
75	Spinners, Weavers, Knitters Dyers and Related Workers	20	0.9%
76	Tanners, Fellmongers and Pelt Dressers	1	0.0%
77	Food and Beverage Processors	225	10.4%
78	Tobacco Preparers and Tobacco Products Makers	0	0.0%
79	Tailors, Dressmakers, Sewers, Upholsterers and Related Worke	142	6.6%
80	Shoemakers and Leather Goods Makers	19	0.9%
81	Cabinetmakers and Related Wood Workers	14	0.6%
82	Stone Carvers and Stone Cutters	0	0.0%
83	Blacksmith, Toolmakers and Machine Tool Operators	15	0.7%
84	Machinery Fitters, Machine Assemblers and Precision-Instrume	49	2.3%
85	Electrical Fitters and Related Electrical and Electronics Wo	19	0.9%
86	Broadcasting Station and Sound-Equipment Operators and Cinem	2	0.1%
87	Plumbers, Welders, Sheet-Metal and Structural Metal Preparer	17	0.8%
88	Jewelry and Precious Metal Workers	5	0.2%
89	Glass Formers, Potters and Related Workers	9	0.4%
90	Rubber and Plastics Products Makers	3	0.1%
91	Paper and Paperboard Products Makers	2	0.1%
92	Printers and Related Workers	5	0.2%
93	Painters	9	0.4%
94	Production and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified	18	0.8%
95	Bricklayers, Carpenters and Other Construction Workers	46	2.1%
96	Stationary Engine and Related Equipment Operators	7	0.3%
97	Material Handling and Related Equipment Operators, Dockers a	4	0.2%
98	Transport Equipment Operators	88	4.1%
99	Labourers Not Elsewhere Classified	160	7.4%
100	Workers Not Classifiable by Occupation	0	0.0%
101	New Workers Seeking Employment	0	0.0%
102	Workers Reporting Occupation Unidentifiable or Inadequately	0	0.0%
103	Workers Not Reporting any Occupation	0	0.0%

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.