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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Data Description

Data File: sec11eb1

Content	SECTION 11EB1: MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES - CURRENT MIGRANT
Cases	15
Variable(s)	31
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

Variables

Name	Label	Question
region	REGION	REGION

clust	Cluster	E.A

nh	Household number	HOUSEHOLD

HID	Household unique ID

s11ebq1a	Any former or current members living outside household	Is/Are there any household member(s) who is/are currently living outside your household?

PID	ID of member	MEMBER ID

s11ebint	ID of respondent	ID OF RESPONDENT

s11ebq2	What is the sex of member currently living outside household	What is the sex of (NAME) who is currently living outside your household?

s11ebq3	How old is member currently living outside household	How old is (NAME) who is currently living outside your household?

s11ebq4	Relationship of member to head of household	What is the relation of (NAME) to the head of the household?

s11ebq5	Primary reason for living outside household	What is the primary reason why (NAME) is currently living outside the household?

s11ebq6	Is member working or looking for work	Is (NAME) who is currently living outside your household, working or looking for work?

s11ebq7	Where does name live and work presently	At present where does (NAME) live and work?

s11ebq8	If name lives and works in Ghana which region	If (NAME) lives and works in Ghana, in which region is he/she working?

s11ebq9	Number of years lived and worked	How long has (NAME) lived and worked there?

s11ebq10	Marital status before leaving to work outside	Before (NAME) left to work outside your household, what was his/her marital status?

s11ebq11	Highest level of education completed before leaving outside	Before (NAME) left to work outside your household, what was the highest level of education that he/she completed?

s11ebq12	Where did name complete the highest level of education before leaving outside	Before (NAME) left to work outside your household, where did (NAME) complete the highest level of education?

s11ebq13	Was any grant or loan given to help finance migration	Before (NAME) left to work outside your household, did you give him/her a grant or a loan to help finance migration in part or in full?

s11ebq14	What was occupation before leaving	Before (NAME) left to work outside your household, what was his/her occupation?

s11ebq15	Current marital status	What is the (NAME) current marital status?

s11ebq16	Current Occupation whiles working outside the household	What is the (NAME) current occupation while living and working outside the household?

s11ebq17	Does name send money to the household	Does (NAME) send any money to your household?

s11ebq18	Who receives the money	Who in your household usually receives this money?

s11ebq19	How is money sent to the household	How does (NAME) usually send this money to your household?

s11ebq20	How many times in the past 12 months has money been sent to the household	In the past year, how many times has (NAME) sent money to your household?

s11ebq21a	Money sent to head of household in the past 12 months	You/head of household

s11ebq21b	Money sent to spouse in the past 12 months	Spouse

s11ebq21c	Money sent to other household members	Other household members

s11ebq22	Does name bring goods to the household	Does (NAME) send/bring good to your household?

s11ebq23	Value of goods sent to the household in the past 12 months	What is the value of goods that (NAME) has sent/brought to your household in the past year?