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

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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: gsec13c

Content	The file contains data related to Part A of the Governance, Peace and Security Questionnaire. It contains questions on violence and security.
Cases	15
Variable(s)	82
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 name

district	District	District name

clust	Enumeration area	Enumeration area

nh	Household number	Household number

pid	Member identification	Member identification

sex	Sex	Sex

age	Age	Age

s13cq1	Member of your household or someone attacked	In the past 12 months, have you or a member of your household/relative or someone you know been attacked, assaulted or threatened by someone in a way that really frightened you, him/her either at home or at the workplace or elsewhere such as at school, in a vehicle, etc?

s13cq2	Sex of victim	Sex of victim

s13cq3	How many times has this happened	How many times has this happened in the past 12 months?

s13cq4	What type of aggression	What type of aggression, attack, assault or threat was it?

s13cq4sp	What type of aggression-specify	What type of aggression, attack, assault or threat was it (other)?

s13cq5	Was offenders under influence of alcohol/drugs	Was the offender(s) under the influence of alcohol or drugs?

s13cq6	Where did this happen	Where did this happen?

s13cq7	How was the person related to you or victim	The person(s) that did this to you or someone you know, how was he/she related to you or the person at the time of the incident?

s13cq7sp	How was the person related to you or victim-specify	The person(s) that did this to you or someone you know, how was he/she related to you or the person at the time of the incident (other)?

s13cq8	What did the offender use in this incident	What did the offender (s) use in this incident?

s13cq8sp	What did the offender use in this incident	What did the offender (s) use in this incident (other)?

s13cq9	Did you or the person suffer an injury	Did you or the person suffer an injury or emotional effects as a result?

s13cq10m	How many people were involved in commiting the offence-male	How many people were involved in committing the offence (male)?

s13cq10f	How many people were involved in commiting the offence-female	How many people were involved in committing the offence (female)?

s13cq11	How serious was the incident	Taking everything into account, how serious was the incident to you?

s13cq12	Did you or anyone report the incident to the police	Did you or anyone else report the incident to the police?

s13cq13	Reason why incident was not reported to police	What was the main reason why you or no one else reported this incident to the police?

s13cq13s	Reason why incident was not reported to police-other specify	What was the main reason why you or no one else reported this incident to the police (other)?

s13cq14	Main reason for reporting incident to police	What was the main reason for reporting the incident to the police?

s13cq14s	Main reason for reporting incident to police-other specify	What was the main reason for reporting the incident to the police (other)?

s13cq15	Satisfied with police handling of the case	On the whole, were you or the reporter of this incident satisfied with the way the police handled the case?

s13cq16	Why not satisfied	Why were you or the reporter not satisfied with the way the police handled the case?

s13cq16s	Why not satisfied	Why were you or the reporter not satisfied with the way the police handled the case (other)?

s13cq17a	Incident reported to ff: human rights	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: human rights

s13cq17b	Incident reported to ff:lawyers	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: lawyers

s13cq17c	Incident reported to ff: mps/dces	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: Member of parliament or District Chief Executive

s13cq17d	Incident reported to ff:assemblyman	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: Assemblyman

s13cq17e	Incident reported to ff: political party	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: Political party

s13cq17f	Incident reported to ff:religious group	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: Religious group

s13cq17g	Incident reported to ff: chiefs/elders	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: Chiefs and elders

s13cq17h	Incident reported to ff:press/media	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: Press or media

s13cq17i	Incident reported to ff: social welfare	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: Social welfare

s13cq17j	Incident reported to ff: other pressure group	Did you or anyone else report the incident to: Other pressure groups

s13cq18a	How often did the incidence of crime -community	In the past 12 months, how often did the incidence of crime occur in this community?

s13cq18b	How often did the incidence of crime -workplace	In the past 12 months, how often did the incidence of crime occur in this workplace or school?

s13cq19	How much confidence do you have in public security services	In general, how much confidence do you have in the public security services to protect you, your household and your property from crime and violence?

s13cq20	Did you report an incident to a public security service	In the past 12 months, did you report an incident to a public security service?

s13cq21	What was the response	If yes, what was the response from the public security service?

s13cq22	Did you pay to ensure a favourable response	Did you have to pay anything or offer something to ensure a favourable response to a complaint you filed with a public security service?

s13cq23	Did the payment lead to a favourable treatment	Did the payment lead to a favourable treatment of your case?

s13cq24	Do you agree with the statement 'public security services address problems'	In general, do you agree with the statement “public security services address the problems submitted to them in an effective manner”?

s13cq25	Do you think corruption is a problem in public security service	Do you think that corruption is a major problem in public security services?

s13cq26a	Do you think politicians are corrupt?	Do you think ….are corrupt?

s13cq26b	Do you think police are corrupt?	Do you think ….are corrupt?

s13cq26c	Do you think judiciary are corrupt?	Do you think ….are corrupt?

s13cq26d	Do you think customs are corrupt?	Do you think ….are corrupt?

s13cq26e	Do you think fire service are corrupt?	Do you think ….are corrupt?

s13cq26f	Do you think immigration are corrupt?	Do you think ….are corrupt?

s13cq26g	Do you think prisons are corrupt?	Do you think ….are corrupt?

s13cq27a	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of sex	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq27b	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of age	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq27c	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of ethnicity/nationality	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq27d	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of religion	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq27e	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of sexual orientation	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq27f	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of political affiliation	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq27g	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of disability	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq27h	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of nepotism	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq27i	Provision of pss, discriminated against b'cos of financial/social status	Regarding the provision of public security services, have you ever been discriminated against because of your:

s13cq28a	Have private security service at workplace	Do you have private security services at home in your daily life?

s13cq28b	Have private security service at home	Do you have private security services at the workplace in your daily life?

s13cq29	Do pss cooperate in your neighbourhood	When it comes to addressing security issues in your community/town, do public security services cooperate or not with people living in your community/ neighbourhood?

s13cq30a	Level of confidence in the police	What level of confidence do you have in the underlisted security services?

s13cq30b	Level of confidence in the armed forces	What level of confidence do you have in the underlisted security services?

s13cq30c	Level of confidence in the customs	What level of confidence do you have in the underlisted security services?

s13cq30d	Level of confidence in the immigration	What level of confidence do you have in the underlisted security services?

s13cq30e	Level of confidence in the prisons	What level of confidence do you have in the underlisted security services?

s13cq30f	Level of confidence in the private security guards	What level of confidence do you have in the underlisted security services?

s13cq30g	Level of confidence in the community watch dog	What level of confidence do you have in the underlisted security services?

s13cq31	Cases of misconduct by pss adequately punished	Do you think that cases of misconduct by public security services are adequately punished by relevant authorities?

s13cq32a	These forms of crime occur in comm: spousal violence	Do you think that these forms of crime occur in your community/town?

s13cq32b	These forms of crime occur in comm: violence against chn	Do you think that these forms of crime occur in your community/town?

s13cq32c	These forms of crime occur in comm: violence against househelps	Do you think that these forms of crime occur in your community/town?

s13cq32d	These forms of crime occur in comm: trafficking of men	Do you think that these forms of crime occur in your community/town?

s13cq32e	These forms of crime occur in comm: trafficking of women	Do you think that these forms of crime occur in your community/town?

s13cq32f	These forms of crime occur in comm: trafficking of children	Do you think that these forms of crime occur in your community/town?