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: sec11eb2

Content	SECTION 11EB2: MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES - CURRENT MIGRANT. This file contains goods sent/brought to the household by current migrants in the past year.
Cases	15
Variable(s)	65
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

s11ebq24a1	Refridgerators/Deep freezers	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24a2	Number of freezer

s11ebq24b1	TV	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24b2	Number of TV	Number

s11ebq24c1	HiFi System	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24c2	Number of HIFI	Number

s11ebq24d1	Washing machine	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24d2	Number of Washing machine	Number

s11ebq24e1	Set of furniture	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24e2	Number of furniture	Number

s11ebq24f1	Microwave	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24f2	Number of microwaves	Number

s11ebq24g1	Air conditioners	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24g2	Number of Air conditioners	Number

s11ebq24h1	Computer and accessories	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24h2	Number of Computer and accessories	Number

s11ebq24i1	DVD/DVCD/Video	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24i2	Number of DVD/DVCD/Video	Number

s11ebq24j1	Motorbike	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24j2	Number of Motorbike	Number

s11ebq24k1	Cars	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24k2	Number of Cars	Number

s11ebq24l1	Buses	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24l2	Number of Buses	Number

s11ebq24m1	Trucks	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24m2	Number of Trucks	Number

s11ebq24n1	Corn mill	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24n2	Number of Corn mill	Number

s11ebq24o1	Set of hair dressing equipment	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24o2	Number of Set of hair dressing equipment	Number

s11ebq24p1	Sewing machine	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24p2	Number of Sewing machine	Number

s11ebq24q1	Tractor	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24q2	Number of Tractor	Number

s11ebq24r1	Other agriculture equipment	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24r2	Number of Other agriculture equipment	Number

s11ebq24s1	Mobile phone	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24s2	Number of Mobile phone	Number

s11ebq24t1	Other	Which of these underlisted goods were sent/brought to your household in the past year?

s11ebq24t2	Number of Other	Number

s11ebq25	Any member have an account at a bank	Does any member in your household currently have an account at a bank or other financial institution?

s11ebq26	Open account after member went outside	Did your household open this or any other bank account after (NAME) went to work outside the household?

s11ebq27	Set up business/store after member went outside	Did your household set up a business or open a store after (NAME) went to work outside the household?

s11ebq28	Build a dwelling to rent after member went outside	Did your household build a dwelling to rent to others for other commercial uses after (NAME) went to work outside the household?

s11ebq29a	Education	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29b	Improvement to dwelling	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29c	Funeral	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29d	Setting up business	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29e	Opening a store	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29f	Putting up a housing unit	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29g	Petty trading	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29h	Apprenticeship	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29i	Wedding/engagement	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29j	Medical	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29k	Land purchases (building)	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29l	Land purchases (agriculture)	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29m	farming equipment	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29n	Family emergencies	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29o	Rent advance	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29p	Daily upkeep	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………

s11ebq29q	Other	Since (NAME's) went outside to work, did you receive remittances from him/her/them for ……………………