Ghana - Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2003, Round four

Reference ID

GHA-GSS-DHS-2003-v1.1

Year

2003

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Government of Ghana

Sponsor(s)

Government of Ghana - GOG - Financial Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development - USAID - Financial Assistance

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Sep 13, 2014

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Test salt for Iodine (hv234)
File: HOUSEHOLD DATA

Overview

Type: Continuous
Format: numeric
Width: 3
Decimals: 0
Range: 0-995
Invalid: 999

Valid cases: 6170 (6177908826)
Invalid: 81 (73091060)
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 995
Mean: 88.9 (97.5)
Standard deviation: 271.4 (283.4)

Definition

ASK RESPONDENT FOR A TEASPOONFUL OF SALT.

TEST SALT FOR IODINE.

RECORD PPM (PARTS PER MILLION).

Questions and instructions

Universe

All households

Literal question

Test salt for Iodine

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
0	0 PPM (No Iodine)	3362	3.28717909e+09	53.2%
7	7 PPM	786	743625179	12.0%
15	15 PPM	470	470767170	7.6%
30	30 PPM	1045	1117045640	18.1%
994	Salt not tested	19	17326165	0.3%
995	No salt in household	488	541965582	8.8%
999	999	81	73091060

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.