Ghana - Ghana Living Standard Survey 5: 2005, With Non-Farm Household Enterprise Module

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-GLSS-2005-v2.0

Year

2005 - 2006

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GOG - Funding
World Bank - WB - Support
European Union - EU - Support

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Dec 15, 2008

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Data Description

Data File: sec4a-Activity Status and Charcteristics of Main Job

Content	Employment and Time use: Activity staus and characteristics of main occupation in last 7 days
Cases	1161
Variable(s)	47
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: hhid (Household Identification number), pid (Person number)
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
Notes	The universe for this section is all household members 7 years and older

Variables

Name	Label	Question
clust	Cluster number

hhid	Household Identification number

region	Region

urbrur	Urban/rural

ez	Ecological zone

nh	Household number

pid	Person number	Person ID

s4aqpid	Id of person interviewed	ID of person interviewed

s4aq1	Did any work	Did Name do any work for pay, profit, or family gain or did Name produce anything for barter or home use during the last 7 days? (INCLUDING TEMPORARY ABSENCE FROM WORK)

s4aq2	Number of jobs done	During the last 7 days, how many jobs did Name do altogether?

s4aq3	Number of hours worked	In total, how many hours did Name work in all these jobs over the last 7 days?

s4aq4	Main Occupation	During the last 7 days what were the main tasks and duties in the job Name spent most of his/her time on?

s4aq5	Industry	What kind of trade, services or industry is this work connected with (DESCRIBE THE MAIN GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED)?

s4aq6y	How many years	How long (years )has Name been doing this work altogether?

s4aq6m	How many months	How long (months )has Name been doing this work altogether?

s4aq7	Hours worked	During the last 7 days how many hours did Name actually work on this job?

s4aq8	Will you receive payment for this work	Has Name received or will Name receive money for this work?

s4aq9a	Amount including any bonuses recieved	What was the amount (include any bonuses, commissions, allowances or tips) received?

s4aq9b	Time Unit	Time unit

s4aq10	Will Tax be deducted from pay	Are taxes already deducted from Name's pay?

s4aq11	Status in Job	What was the status of Name in this job?

s4aq12	Whom worked for	For whom did Name work?

s4aq13	Any payments	Does Name receive any payment for this work in the form of goods or services?

s4aq14a	Value of goods and services provided	What is the value of the goods or services provided?

s4aq14b	Time unit	Time unit

s4aq15	Signed a written contract	When Name started this work did he/she sign a written contract?

s4aq16	Trade Union available at work place	Is there a trade union at the place where Name works?

s4aq17	Paid Holidays	In this job, is Name entitled to paid holidays?

s4aq18	Entitled to paid sick leave or maternity	Is Name entitled to paid sick leave and/or maternity leave on this job?

s4aq19	Receive any retirement pension	Will Name receive a retirement pension?

s4aq20	Entitled to medical care	Is Name entitled to free or subsidized medical care in this job?

s4aq21	Entitled to any social security	Is Name entitled to any other social security benefits in this job?

s4aq22	Work place in village or town	Is Name's place of work in this village/town?

s4aq23	Where main work usually takes place	Where does Name usually do his/her main work?

s4aq24	How far from home	How far away is Name's place of work from his/her home?

s4aq25a	Number of Trips	How often does Name go between his/her house and place of work?

s4aq25b	Time Unit	Time unit

s4aq26	Number of people at place of work	How many people altogether work in the place where Name works? CODE DK FOR DONT KNOW

s4aq27	Any training relating to work	During the last 6 months has Name received any training relating to his/her work, including on the job training?

s4aq28m	Number of Months	How long (months) was the training?

s4aq28w	Number of Weeks	How long (weeks) was the training?

s4aq29	Type of training recieved	What type of training did Name receive?

s4aq30	Who paid for the Training	Who paid for the training?

s4aq31	Lose entitlement or benefit during training period	Did Name lose an entitlement or benefit during the period of his/her training?

s4aq32a	Amount lost	By how much was it?

s4aq32b	Time Unit	Time unit

weight	weight