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: Individual data - CWIQ 2003

Content	This data contains information on the usual household members included in the survey. This involve members educational characteristics, health status, employment status as well as their subjective wellbeing.
Cases	210170
Variable(s)	93
Structure:	Type: relational Keys: a1 (Cluster number), a2 (Household number), memno (Member 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
region	Region

a1	Cluster number

a2	Household number

memno	Member number

b1	Sex of household member	Is [NAME] male or female?

b2	Absent in the past 12 months	How long has [NAME] been away in the last 12 months?

b3	Does member contribute to household income?	Does [NAME] contribute to household cash income?

b4	Relationship to the head of the household	What is [NAME]'s relationship to the head of household?

b5	Age at last birthday (in years)	How old was [NAME] at last birthday?

b6	Marital Status	What is [NAME]'s marital status?

b7	Is Member physically or mentally handicapped?	Does [ NAME] have any disability ?

b8	Main type of disability	8 What is the main disability ?

b9	Severity of disability	How severe is the main disability ?

c1	Can Member read and write?	Can Member read and write?

c2	Has Member ever attended school?	Has Member ever attended school?

c3	Highest grade the member completed	What is the highest grade [NAME] completed?

c4	Did Member attend school last year?	Did [NAME] attend school last year?

c5	Is Member currently in school?	Is [NAME] currently in school?

c6	Current level of school	What is the current grade [NAME] is attending?

c7	Kind of school attended	Who runs the school [NAME] is attending?

c8a	Problem: none (satisfied)	Did [NAME] have any problems with the school?

c8b	Problem: lack of books or supplies	Did [NAME] have any problems with the school?

c8c	Problem: poor teaching	Did [NAME] have any problems with the school?

c8d	Problem: lack of teachers	Did [NAME] have any problems with the school?

c8e	Problem: facilities in bad condition	Did [NAME] have any problems with the school?

c8f	Problem: overcrowding	Did [NAME] have any problems with the school?

c8g	Problem: lack of furniture	Did [NAME] have any problems with the school?

c8h	Problem: other	Did [NAME] have any problems with the school?

c9a	Reason: not of school age	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9b	Reason: completed school	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9c	Reason: too far away	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9d	Reason: too expensive	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9e	Reason: working (home or job)	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9f	Reason: useless/uninteresting	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9g	Reason: illness	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9h	Reason: having a child/pregnancy	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9i	Reason: failed exam	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9j	Reason: got married	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9k	Reason: apprenticeship	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

c9l	Reason: other	Why is [NAME] not currently in school?

d1	Did Member have a live birth in the last 12 months?	D.1 Did [NAME] have a live birth in the last 12 months?

d2	Did Member receive pre-natal care during the pregnancy?	2 Did [NAME] receive pre-natal care during the pregnancy ?

d3	Did Member receive post-natal care during the pregnancy?	Did [NAME] receive post-natal care after delivery ?

d4	Was Member sick or injured in the past 4 weeks?	Was [NAME] sick or injured in the last 4 weeks?

d5a	Sickness/injury: fever/malaria	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d5b	Sickness/injury: diarrhea	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d5c	Sickness/injury: injury/accident	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d5d	Sickness/injury: dental	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d5e	Sickness/injury: skin condition	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d5f	Sickness/injury: eye	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d5g	Sickness/injury: ear, nose or throat	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d5h	Sickness/injury: coughing	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d5i	Sickness/injury: other	What sort of sickness/injury did [NAME] suffer?

d6	Days missed from work/school because of illness/injury	How many day s of work/school did [NAME] miss due to illness/injury ?

d7	Has Member consulted a health provider in the past 4 weeks?	Has [NAME] consulted a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, health professional, dentist or traditional healer for any reason during the last 4 weeks?

d8	Kind of health provider consulted	What kind of health provider/facility did [NAME] see or visit?

d9	Number of visits in the past 4 weeks	How many times did [NAME] consult a health provider in the last 4 weeks?

d10a	Problem: none (satisfied)	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d10b	Problem: facilities were not clean	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d10c	Problem: long waiting time	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d10d	Problem: no trained professionals	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d10e	Problem: too expensive	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d10f	Problem: no drugs available	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d10g	Problem: treatment unsuccessful	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d10h	Problem: poor staffing attitude	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d10i	Problem: other	Did [NAME] have any problems at the time of the visit?

d11a	Reason: no need	Why did [NAME] not use medical care in the last 4 weeks?

d11b	Reason: too expensive	Why did [NAME] not use medical care in the last 4 weeks?

d11c	Reason: too far	Why did [NAME] not use medical care in the last 4 weeks?

d11d	Reason: other	Why did [NAME] not use medical care in the last 4 weeks?

e1	Did Member do any type of work last week?	Did [NAME] do any type of work in the last 7 days?

e2	Was Member absent from work last week?	Was [NAME] absent from work in the last 7 days?

e3	Has Member been looking and ready for work in the past 4 weeks?	Has [NAME] been looking for work and ready for work in the last 7 days?

e4	Reason not working last week	What was the main reason [NAME] was not working in the last 7 days?

e5	Number of jobs last week	How many jobs did [NAME] have in the last 7 days?

e6	Employment status in main job	What was [NAME] employment status in the main job in the last 7 days?

e7	Number of hours in main job last 7 days	How many hours did [NAME] work in the main job in the last 7 days?

e8	Employer in main job	For whom did [NAME] work in the main job?

e9	Main activity of main employer	What is the main activity (industry) at the place of [NAME's] main job?

e10	Did Member seek to increase earnings last week?	Did [NAME] seek to increase his or her earnings in the last 7 days?

e11	Means to increase work last week	How did [NAME] seek to increase earnings in the last 7 days?

e12	Is Member ready for additional work in the next 4 weeks?	Is [NAME] ready to take additional work in the next 7 days?

district	District unique ID based on REGION

lganame	District name

urbrur	Place of residence

hhweight	Household weighting co-efficient

surveyzo	Ecological zones

metro	Metropolitan Codes

quintile	Welfare quintile

uquintil	Urban welfare quintile

rquintil	Rural welfare quintile

lgacode	Dist

filter_$	b5 >= 15 & b5 <= 24 (FILTER)