Ghana - Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey - 2003

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-CWIQ II -2003-v2.1

Year

2003

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana statistical service - Office of the President

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GoG - Logistical assistance
The World Bank - - Financial and technical assistance

Created on

Feb 20, 2009

Last modified

Mar 14, 2016

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Data Description

Data File: Household data - CWIQ 2003

Content	This dataset contains information about households assets and ammenities.
Cases	49003
Variable(s)	135
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: a1 (Cluster number), a2 (Household number)
Version	v2.0 Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
Producer	Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Missing Data	Prior to 2008, missing data and not applicable data were left as blank. These values are not differentiated. The current policy is to identify the missing data as follows: A coded value would be composed of 9s such that the entire length of the field is filled. For example a code of' '999' would be used for a missing field of three characters. Not applicable or skipped variables are left blank.
Processing Checks	All files have been checked for the following: 1. All variables have been clearly defined and labelled 2. All categories (value labels) have been clearly defined 3. All cases have unique identification (no duplicates) 4. The frequencies of expected respondents checked with the actual section and inconsistencies noted. 5. Skip patterns have been verified 6. Structure edits have been performed

Variables

Name	Label	Question
k4	How safe are you or your household from crime and violence at home?	In general how safe would you say you and your household are from crime and violence at home?

k5	Do members of your household feel safe walking down the street at night	Do members of your household feel safe walking down your street at road accident in the past 12 months night?

k6	How much confidence do you have in the protection of state authorities	How much confidence do you have that state authorities can protect your household and property from crime and violence?

k7	Is there a policing or neighbourhood watch system in your area?	Is there a policing or neighbourhood watch system in your area ?

k8	Have you or anyone in your household been a victim of violent crimes?	In the past 12 months, have you or anyone else in your household been a victim of a violent crime, such as physical /sexual assault(rape or defilement) or mugging (eg pickpocketing or spousal abuse)?

k9	What is the major cause of conflict in your community?	What is the major cause of conflict in your community?.

k10	Has any member of your household been involved in any road accident?	Has any member of your household been involved in any K.5 Do members of your household feel safe walking down your street at road accident in the past 12 months

l1	Is your community easily accessible by road all year round?	Is your community easily accessible by road all year rou

l2	How common is it for people in this area to marry outside their religion/ethnic group	How common is it for people in this area to marry outside their religion/ethnic group ?

l3a	How often do members of your household listen to radio?	How often , if at all do members of your household read a daily newspaper or have one read to them or listen to the radio

l3b	How often do members of your household read a daily newspaper?	How often , if at all do members of your household read a daily newspaper or have one read to them or listen to the radio

l4a	Most important source of news/information for your household?	List the three most important source of news and information for your household?

l4b	Second most important source of news/information for your household?	List the three most important source of news and information for your household?

l4c	Third most important source of news/information for your household?	List the three most important source of news and information for your household?

urbrur	Place of residence	Locality of residence

hhsize	Number of household members	Household size

hgender	Gender of head of household	Gender of head of household

hage	Age of head of household	Age of head of household

hdisable	Disable head of household	Disable head of household

hmstat	Marital status of head of household	Marital status of head of household

hlit	Literacy status of head of household	Literacy status of head of household

heduc	Education level of head of household	Education level of head of household

seg	Socio-economic group (employment status of head)

hhweight	Household weight (expansion factor)

nconthi	Number of members contributing to household income

nschool	Number of members currently in school

durint	Duration of interview in minutes

surveyzo	Ecological zones

metro	Metropolitan Codes

district	District unique ID based on REGION

lgacode	District code

lganame	District name

quintile	Welfare quintile

uquintil	Urban welfare quintile

rquintil	Rural welfare quintile