Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011

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Reference ID DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2011-v1.0
Year 2011
Country Ghana
Producer(s) Ghana Statistical Service - Autonomous
Sponsor(s) United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Funding agency
United States Agency for International Development - USAID - Funding agency
US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - - Provided funding
ICF Macro - - Provided funding
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Data Description

Data File: birth history

Content Birth history module from the women questionnaire
Cases 31145
Variable(s) 43
Version Verions 1.0
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 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

Variables

NameLabelQuestion
HH1 Cluster number
HH2 Household number
LN Line number
BHLN Line Number
BH2 Twins
BH3 Sex of child
BH4M Month of birth
BH4Y Year of birth
BH5 Still alive
BH6 Age of child
BH7 Living with respondent
BH8 Line number of child in HH
BH9U Age at death (units)
BH9N Age at death (number)
BH10 Any other between births
BH4C Date of birth of child (CMC)
BH4F Date flag for BH4C
BH6C Age (computed)
BH9C Age at death months (imputed)
BH9F Date flag for BH9C
WDOI Date of interview women (CMC)
WDOB Date of birth of woman (CMC)
ethnicity Ethnicity of household head
religion Religion of household head
welevel Education
HH6 Area
HH7 Region
WAGE Age
WDOM Date of marriage (CMC)
WAGEM Age at first marriage/union
WDOBFC Date of birth of first child (CMC)
WDOBLC Date of birth of last child (CMC)
MSTATUS Marital/Union status
CEB Children ever born
CSURV Children surviving
CDEAD Children dead
wmweight Women's sample weight
magebrtc Mother's age at birth (CMC)
magebrt Mothers age at birth
brthint Previous birth interval
brthord Birth order
wscore Wealth index score
windex5 Wealth index quintile
Total variable(s): 43

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