Ghana - Ghana Living Standards Survey 6 (With a Labour Force Module) 2012-2013, Round Six

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-GLSS6-2012-v1.0

Year

2012 - 2013

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service - Government of Ghana

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GOG - Funding
UK Department For International Development - UK-DIFID - Funding
International Labour Organaisation - ILO - Funding
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP - Funding
United Nations Children Educ

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Sep 12, 2014

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Data Description

Data File: sec11b

Content	SECTION 11B: INCOME TRANSFERS AND MISCELLANEOUS INCOME & EXPENDITURES - TRANSFER PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY HOUSEHOLD
Cases	15
Variable(s)	20
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: HID (Household unique ID), s11bq3a (Reference of Persons from whom cash/goods was received), region (REGION), clust (Cluster), nh (Household number), PID (ID of absent member of household)
Version	Version 1.0 (September, 2014).
Producer	Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).
Missing Data	Missing data are asterisks (*).
Processing Checks	Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing, including: a) Office editing and coding by field editors b) Using range checks during data capture c) Structure, range and completeness checks d) Secondary editing using batch editing rules developed in CSPro 4.1 e) Consistency check in all sections using STATA
Notes	TRANSFERS IN SECTION 11B DO NOT INCLUDE PAYMENTS MADE TO THE HOUSEHOLD FOR GOODS AND SERVICES OR FOR WORK DONE BY THE HOUSEHOLD. THESE INCOMES ARE COVERED IN SECTIONS 4, 8, AND 10.

Variables

Name	Label	Question
region	REGION	REGION

clust	Cluster	E.A

nh	Household number	HOUSEHOLD

HID	Household unique ID

s11bq1	Household received/collected money/goods from household member during the past 1	During the past 12 months has this household received or collected money or goods from …………………………….. (NAME OF ABSENT HOUSEHOLD MEMBER)?

s11bq2	Received/collected money/goods from other individual	During the past 12 months, has this household received or collected money or goods from any other individual?

s11bq3a	Reference of Persons from whom cash/goods was received	LIST EACH PERSON'S NAME FROM WHOM HOUSEHOLD RECEIVED MONEY OR GOODS.

PID	ID of absent member of household	ID CODE

s11bq5	Relationship of other giver to head	RELATIONSHIP

s11bq6	Sex of other giver	SEX

s11bq7	Were remittances made on regular basis	Were these remittances made on a regular basis?

s11bq8	Will household pay for these	Will you have to repay these?

s11bq9	Total amount of cash received	What was the total amount of the cash this household received from this individual during the past 12 months?

s11bq10	Means of receiving the remmittances	How did (NAME) usually send this money to your household?

s11bq11a	1st use of cash received	What were the 3 main uses of cash received?

s11bq11b	2nd use of cash received	What were the 3 main uses of cash received?

s11bq11c	3rd use of cash received	What were the 3 main uses of cash received?

s11bq12	Total value of food received in past 12 months	What was the total value of food received from this individual during the past 12 months?

s11bq13	Value of other goods in past 12 months	What was the value of other goods (non-food items) received from this individual during the past 12 months?

s11bq14	Where individual live	Where does this sender live?