Ghana - Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007-2008, Wave 1

Reference ID

GHA_2007_SAGE_v01_M

Year

2007 - 2008

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Professor R. Biritwum - Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School

Sponsor(s)

US National Institute on Aging - NIA - Financial support through Interagency Agreements (OGHA 04034785; YA1323-08-CN-0020; Y1-AG-1005-01) and Grants (R01-AG034479; IR21-AG034263-0182)

Created on

Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Data Description

Data File: GhanaINDData

Cases	0
Variable(s)	1680

Variables

Name	Label	Question
id	Individual Case ID 1st wave

id2ndwave	Individual Case ID 2nd wave

q0001	Q0001: Research Center Number	Research Centre Number

q0002	Q0002: Household ID number	Household ID

q0003	Q0003: Type of interview (new, f/u, retest, proxy, validatio	Is this a new, second (follow-up from WHS), retest or proxy interview?

q1007	Q1007: Respondent Number	Person (HH member) number from HH roster (number from column)

q0002a	Q0002a: Household type (18-49, 50+)	Is this a (18-49 years) or (50+ years) household?

q0008	Q0008: Rotation code	Rotation code (Circle One)

q0101b	Q0101b: PSU Code	PSU Code:

q0104	Q0104: Urban/Rural	An urban area that has been legally proclaimed as being urban. Such areas include towns, cities and metropolitan areas. 1 = Urban All other areas that are not classified as being urban. This includes commercial farms, small settlements, rural villages and other areas which are further away from towns and cities. 2 = Rural

q0403a	Q0403a: Last (sur)name	First name and surname A. Last/surname:

q0403b	Q0403b: First (given) name	First name and surname B. First (given)

q0404a	Q0404a: Is person still in HH?	Is person still a member of the HH (follow-up interviews only)? 1= Yes; 2 =No; 9=N/A

q0404b	Q0404b: WHS Person Number	Person number (from WHS 2003) If new household member, insert "9 8"

q0405	Q0405: Relationship to respondent	What is [NAME]'s relationship to the household head?

q0406	Q0406: Sex	Is [NAME] a male or a female? 1 = Male 2 = Female

q0407	Q0407: Age	How old is he/she? (if less than 1 year old enter "00")

q0408	Q0408: Marital status	What is [NAME]'s marital status?

q0409	Q0409: Highest education level	What is the highest level of education [NAME] completed?

q0411	Q0411: Health insurance	Does [NAME] have health insurance coverage?

q0412	Q0412: Needs care?	Does [NAME] need care due to his/her health condition, such as a long-term physical or mental illness or disability, or because he/she is getting old and weak?

q0413	Q0413: How much care?	How much care does he/she need?

q0414	Q0414: In institution?	Is [NAME] presently in an institution (hospital, after care home, home for the aged, hospice) due to his/her health condition?

q0415	Q0415: Reason for absence	What is the reason for [NAME]'s absence?

q0416	Q0416: Went where?	Where did [NAME] go to?

q1000a	Q1000A: Interviewer ID number	Interviewer I.D

q1000b	Q1000B: Contact with:	Contact with:

q1000c	Q1000C: Result code	Result code

q1001	Q1001: Cognitive limitations	Does the respondent have obvious cognitive limitations that prevent him/her from being interviewed?

q1002	Q1002: Memory at present	How would you best describe your memory at present? Is it very good, good, moderate, bad or very bad?

q1003	Q1003: Memory comparison	Compared to 12 months ago, would you say your memory is now better, the same or worse than it was then?

q1004	Q1004: Interviewer judgment	Interviewer

q1005	Q1005: Proxy	We would like to ask someone who knows the respondent a few questions about the respondent's memory and health. Who is the proxy?

s1000_hh_b	S1000: HH begin

s1000_mm_b	S1000: MM begin

s1000_hh_e	S1000: HH end

s1000_mm_e	S1000: MM end

q1006	Q1006: Household ID number	Household ID

q1007a	Q1007: Respondent number	Person (HH member) number from HH roster (number from column)

q1008	Q1008: Mother tongue	What is your mother tongue? By mother tongue, we mean the language you learned first, the language that you can express yourself fully in, or voluntarily identify with.

q1008a	Q1008A: Master code for Mother Tongue

q1009	Q1009: Sex	Interviewer: Record sex of the respondent

q1010_dd	Q1010: DD	What day, month and year were you born? DD / MM / YYYY Check birth certificate if available.

q1010_mm	Q1010: MM	What day, month and year were you born? DD / MM / YYYY Check birth certificate if available.

q1010_yyyy	Q1010: YYYY	What day, month and year were you born? DD / MM / YYYY Check birth certificate if available.

q1011	Q1011: Age in YYYs	How old are you now?

q1012	Q1012: Marital status	What is your current marital status?

q1013	Q1013: Years sep/div/widowed	For how many years have you been separated, divorced or widowed?

q1014	Q1014: Years married/living together	For how many years have you been married or living together?

q1015	Q1015: Ever schooled	Have you ever been to school?

q1016	Q1016: Highest level	What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

q1017	Q1017: Years educated	How many years of school, including higher education have you completed?

q1018	Q1018: Ethnic background/caste/tribe	What is your caste or tribe?

q1019	Q1019: Religion	Do you belong to a religious denomination?

q1020	Q1020: Always here?	Have you always lived in this village/town/city?

q1021	Q1021: How long?	How long have you been living (continuously) in this area?

q1022	Q1022: Where lived before?	Where were you living before?

q1023	Q1023: Where lived most adult life?	Where have you lived for most of your adult life (18+ years)?

q1024	Q1024: Childhood residence?	Where did you live for most of your childhood (before age 10 years)?

q1025	Q1025: Mother ever employed?	Was your mother ever employed?

q1026	Q1026: Mother's employer?	Who is/was your mother's main employer over her working life?

q1027	Q1027: Mother occupation	What is/was her main occupation?

q1028	Q1028: Mother education	What is the highest level of education that she completed?

q1029	Q1029: Father ever employed?	Was your father ever employed?

q1030	Q1030: Father's employer?	Who is/was your father's main employer over his working life?

q1031	Q1031: Father occupation	What is/was his main occupation? INTERVIEWER: write exactly what the respondent says - clarify if you do not understand - write clearly in capital letters

q1032	Q1032: Father education	What is the highest level of education that he completed?

q1000cactual	Actual result code

s1500_hh_b	S1500: HH begin

s1500_mm_b	S1500: MM begin

s1500_hh_e	S1500: HH end

s1500_mm_e	S1500: MM end

q1501	Q1501: Ever worked	As you know, some people take jobs for which they are paid in cash or kind. Other people sell things, have a small business, or work on the family farm or family business. Have you ever in your life done any of these things or any type of work (not including housework)?

q1501a	Q1501a: Why not?	What is the main reason that you have never worked?

q1502	Q1502: Age started	At what age did you start working for pay?

q1502a	Q1502a: How many years ago start work?	How many years ago did you start working?

q1503	Q1503: Currently working?	Have you worked for at least 2 days during the last 7 days?

q1504	Q1504: Main reason not working?	What is the main reason you are not currently working?

q1505a	Q1505a: Years ago stopped work	At what age did you stop working? Q1505a. (only if Q1505 is Don't Know) How many years ago did you stop working?

q1506	Q1506: Looking for work	Are you actively looking for work at this time?

q1507	Q1507: Reason looking	What is the main reason that you would you like to work at present?

q1508	Q1508: Payment type	Are/were you paid in cash or kind for your work or are/were you not paid at all?

q1509	Q1509: Main job - employer	Who is/was your employer in your current/most recent MAIN job?

q1510	Q1510: Main occupation	In the last 12 months, for your main job, what has been your main occupation?

q1511	Q1511: Seasonal work?	Do/did you usually work throughout the year, or do/did you work seasonally, or only once in a while for your main job?

q1512	Q1512: Days worked/week (n)	On average, how many days a week do/did you work in your main job?

q1513	Q1513: HHs (n)	On average, how many hours a day do/did you work in your main job?

q1514a	Q1514a: Benefit - pension	In this main job, do/did you receive any of the following benefits in addition to your payment in cash or in kind? a. Retirement or pension

q1514b	Q1514b: Benefits - medical	In this main job, do/did you receive any of the following benefits in addition to your payment in cash or in kind? b. Medical services/health care

q1514c	Q1514c: Benefits - food	In this main job, do/did you receive any of the following benefits in addition to your payment in cash or in kind? c. Food or provisions

q1514d	Q1514d: Benefits - cash	In this main job, do/did you receive any of the following benefits in addition to your payment in cash or in kind? d. Cash bonuses

q1514e	Q1514e: Benefits - no benefits	In this main job, do/did you receive any of the following benefits in addition to your payment in cash or in kind? e. No benefits

q1514f	Q1514f: Benefits - other	In this main job, do/did you receive any of the following benefits in addition to your payment in cash or in kind? f. Other, specify:

q1515	Q1515: Other job?	Have you worked at more than one job over the last 12 months?

s2000_hh_b	S2000: HH begin

s2000_mm_b	S2000: MM begin

s2000_hh_e	S2000: HH end

s2000_mm_e	S2000: MM end

q2000	Q2000: Health today	In general, how would you rate your health today?

q2001	Q2001: Activities	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have with work or household activities?