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 |
Metadata | Documentation in PDF |
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Sep 12, 2014
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Overview
Identification
GHA-GSS-GLSS6-2012-v1.0 |
Version
Version 1.0 (September, 2014) 2014-08-31
* GLSS 6 Main Report
* Poverty Profile in Ghana, 2005 - 2013
* GLSS 6 Labour Force Report
* GLSS 6 Child Labour Report
* GLSS 6 Governance Peace and Security Report
* GLSS 6 Water Quality Testing Report.
* GLSS 6 Community Report
NOTE
All the above reports attached to the external resources are cover pages only the full report will follow in the next version
Overview
The Ghana Living Standards Survey Round Six (GLSS6) like previous rounds focuses on the household as the key socio-economic unit and provides valuable information on the living conditions and well-being of households in Ghana. This report summarizes the main findings of the sixth round of the GLSS which was conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) from 18th October 2012 to 17th October 2013.A nationally representative sample of 18,000 households in 1,200 enumeration areas was covered in the survey. Of this number, 16,772 were successfully enumerated leading to a response rate of 93.2 percent. Detailed information collected on Demographic characteristics of households, Education, Health, Employment, Migration and Tourism, Housing conditions, Household Agriculture, Household Expenditure, Income and their components and Access to Financial Services, Credit and Assets, Governance Peace and Security.
The main objectives of the sixth round of the Ghana living Standards Survey Round Six are to:
. Provide information on the patterns of household consumption and expenditure at a lower level of disaggregation.
. Serve as the basis for the construction of a new basket for the next re-basing of the Consumer Price Index.
. Provide information for up-dating the country's National Accounts.
. Provide information on household access to and use of financial services.
. Estimate the number of persons in the labour force (Employed, Under-employed and Unemployed) and their distribution by sex, major age-groups, educational level, disability status, geographical and rural/ urban spread, as well as the ecological manifestations of these.
. Estimate the number of child workers (or children in employment) aged 5-17 years, and its distribution by sex, major age-groups, educational status, geographical, ecological and rural/urban spread, etc.
Publications of the GLSS 6 survey include
* GLSS 6 Main Report
* Poverty Profile in Ghana, 2005 - 2013
* GLSS 6 Labour Force Report
* GLSS 6 Child Labour Report
* GLSS 6 Governance Peace and Security Report
* GLSS 6 Water Quality Testing Report.
* GLSS 6 Community Report
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals, Households, Communities
Scope
The scope of the Ghana Living Standards Survey includes:Individuals: Demographic characteristics like education, health, economic activty, migration and tourism of individuals in the household
Household: Housing characteristics, agricultural inputs, crop production, expenditure on food items consumed, assets, remmitances, savings and loans
Community: Demographic characteristics of rural communities, economy and infrastructure, education, health and agriculture
Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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Education | World Bank | |
Environment | World Bank | |
Health | World Bank | |
HIV/AIDS | World Bank | |
Information & Communication Technologies | World Bank | |
Water | World Bank | |
Poverty | World Bank | |
Children & Youth | World Bank | |
Solid Waste Management | World Bank | |
Migration & Remittances | World Bank | |
Access to Finance | World Bank |
Coverage
NationallyRegion
The survey covered all household members
Producers and Sponsors
Name | Affiliation |
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Ghana Statistical Service | Government of Ghana |
Name | Affiliation | Role |
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World Bank | Technical Assistance in data Analysis |
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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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 Education Fund | UNICEF | Funding |
Name | Affiliation | Role |
---|---|---|
Ghana Water Company | Technical Assistance (Water Quality Laboratory Tests) |
Metadata Production
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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Ghana Statistical Service | GSS | Government of Ghana | Documentation of study |
DDI-GHA-GSS-GLSS6-2012-v1.0