Ghana - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2006, MICS Round 1
Reference ID | DDI-GHA-GSS-MICS-2006-v1.0 |
Year | 2006 |
Country | Ghana |
Producer(s) | Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) - Office of the President |
Sponsor(s) | United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - Financial and technical assistance (US) President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - PEPFAR - Financial and technical assistance Dutch Government - - Financial and technical assistance |
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Data Description
Data File: Household 2
Cases | 26329 |
Variable(s) | 181 |
Structure: | Type: relational Keys: HH1 (Cluster number), HH2 (Household number), LN (Line number) |
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 | |
HH1 | Cluster number | HH1. Cluster number | |
HH2 | Household number | HH2. Household number | |
LN | Line number | LN.Line number | |
HL3 | Relationship to the head | *HL3. What is the relationship of (NAME) to the head of the household? | |
HL4 | Sex | HL4. Is (NAME) male or female? 1 MALE 2 FEM. | |
HL5 | Age | HL5. How old is (NAME)? How old was (NAME) on his/her last birthday? RECORD IN COMPLETED YEARS 98=DK | |
HL6 | Line number of eligible women | HL6. CIRCLE LINE NO. IF WOMAN IS AGE 15-49 | |
HL6A | Line number of eligible Man | HL6A. CHECK 15A: IF HOUSEHOLD SELECTED FOR MAN’S INTERVIEW: CIRCLE LINE NO. IF MAN IS AGE 15-49 | |
HL7 | Line number of mother/caretaker for child labor module | HL7. FOR EACH CHILD AGE 5-14: Who is the mother or primary caretaker of this child? RECORD LINE NO. OF MOTHER/ CARETAKER | |
HL8 | Line number of mother/caretaker for child health module | HL8. FOR EACH CHILD UNDER 5: Who is the mother or primary caretaker of this child? RECORD LINE NO. OF MOTHER/ CARETAKER | |
HL9 | Mother alive | HL9. Is (NAME’S) biological mother alive? | |
HL10 | Mother line number in HH | HL10. IF ALIVE: Does (NAME’S) biological mother live in this household? | |
HL11 | Father alive | HL11. Is (NAME’S) biological father alive? | |
HL12 | Father line number in HH | HL12. IF ALIVE: Does (NAME’S) biological father live in this household? | |
ED1 | Line number | ED1A. Name | |
ED2 | Ever attended school | ED2. Has (NAME) ever attended school or pre-school? | |
ED3A | Highest level of school attended | ED3. What is the highest level of school (NAME) attended? | |
ED3B | Highest grade at level | ED3. What is the highest level of school (NAME) attended? What is the highest grade (NAME) completed at this level? | |
ED4 | Currently attending school during the school year (2004-2005 | ED4. During the (2005-2006) school year, did (NAME) attend school or pre-school at any time? | |
ED5 | Days attended school in last week | ED5. Since last (day of the week), how many days did (NAME) attend school? | |
ED6A | Level of education attended | ED6. During this/that school year, which level and grade is/was (NAME) attending? | |
ED6B | Grade of education attended | ED6B. What is the highest level of school(NAME) attended? | |
ED7 | Attended school last year (2004-2005) | ED7. Did (NAME) attend school or pre-school at any time during the previous school year, that is (2004-2005)? | |
ED8A | Level of education attended last year | ED8. During that previous school year, which level and grade did (NAME) attend? | |
ED8B | Grade of education attended last year | ED8B. What is the highest level of school(NAME) attended? | |
CL1 | Line number | CL1. Line number | |
CL3 | Worked in past week | CL3. During the past week, did (NAME) do any kind of work for someone who is not a member of this household? | |
CL4 | Hours worked in past week | CL4. IF YES: Since last (DAY OF THE WEEK), about how many hours did he/she do this work for someone who is not a member of this household? | |
CL5 | Worked in past year | CL5. At any time during the past year, did (NAME) do any kind of work for someone who is not a member of this household? | |
CL6 | Helped with household chores in past week | CL6. During the past week, did (NAME) help with household chores such as shopping, collecting firewood, cleaning, fetching water, or caring for children? | |
CL7 | Hours spent on chores in past week | CL7. IF YES: Since last (DAY OF THE WEEK), about how many hours did he/she spend doing these chores? | |
CL8 | Did other family work in past week | CL8. During the past week, did (NAME) do any other family work (on the farm or in a business or selling goods in the street, road side or market?) | |
CL9 | Hours worked on other family work | CL9. IF YES: Since last (DAY OF THE WEEK), about how many hours did he/she do this work? | |
DA1 | Line number from household listing | DA1. Line number from household listing | |
DA3 | Any serious delay sitting, standang or walking | DA3. Compared with other children, does or did (NAME) have any serious delay in sitting, standing, or walking? | |
DA4 | Does he have difficulty seeing in daytime or nightime | DA4. Compared with other children, does (NAME) have difficulty seeing, either in the daytime or at night? | |
DA5 | Does he apprea to have difficulty hearing | DA5. Does (NAME) appear to have difficulty hearing? (uses hearing aid, hears with difficulty, completely deaf?) | |
DA6 | When you ask him to do something, does he understand what y | DA6. When you tell (NAME) to do something, does he/she seem to understand what you are saying? | |
DA7 | Does he have difficulty walking or moving | DA7. Does (NAME) have difficulty in walking or moving his/her arms or does he/she have weakness and/or stiffness in the arms or legs? | |
DA8 | Does he have fits, become rigid or los consciousnes | DA8. Does (NAME) sometimes have fits, become rigid, or lose consciousness? | |
DA9 | Does he learn to do thing like other | DA9. Does (NAME) learn to do things like other children his/her age? | |
DA10 | Can says recognizable words | DA10. Does (NAME) speak at all (can he/she make him or herself understood in words; can say any recognizable words)? | |
DA11 | Speech in any way different from normal | DA11. 3-9 YEARS: Is (NAME’s) speech in any way different from normal (not clear enough to be understood by people other than the immediate family)? ð DA13 | |
DA12 | Can he name at least one object | DA12. AGE 2- ONLY: Can (NAME) name at least one object (for example, an animal, a toy, a cup, a spoon)? | |
DA13 | Compared to other children does he appear mentally backward, | DA13. Compared with other children of the same age, does (NAME) appear in any way mentally backward, dull or slow? | |
HH3 | Interviewer number | HH3.Interviewer number | |
HH4 | Supervisor Number | HH4. Supervisor Number | |
HH5D | Day of interview | HH5D. Day of interview | |
HH5M | Month of interview | HH5M. Month of interview | |
HH5Y | Year of interview | HH5Y. Year of interview | |
HH6 | Area | HH6. AREA: | |
HH7 | Region | RHH7. REGION | |
HH7A | District | HH7A. DISTRICT | |
HH9 | Result of HH interview | HH9. RESULT OF HOUSEHOLD INTERVIEW: | |
HH10 | Respondent HH questionnaire | HH10. RESPONDENT TO HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE: | |
HH11 | Number of household members | HH11. TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: | |
HH12 | Total eligible women | HH12. NO. OF WOMEN ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVIEW: | |
HH13 | Women interviews completed | HH13. NO. OF WOMEN QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED: | |
HH14 | Total children under 5 | HH14. NO. OF CHILDREN UNDER AGE 5: | |
HH15 | Child interviews completed | HH15. NO. OF UNDER 5 QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED: | |
HH15A | Household Selected for Man's Interview | HH15A. HOUSEHOLD SELECTED FOR MAN'S INTERVIEW: | |
HH15B | Total eligible Men | HH15B. NUMBER OF MEN ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVIEW: | |
HH15C | Men Questionaires completed | HH15C. NUMBER OF MEN QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED: | |
HH16 | Data entry clerk | HH16. DATA ENTRY CLERK: | |
WS1 | Main source of drinking water | WS1. What is the main source of drinking water for members of your household? | |
WS2 | Main source of water used for other purposes (if bottled wat | WS2. What is the main source of water used by your household for other purposes such as cooking and handwashing? | |
WS3 | Time to get water and come back | WS3. How long does it take to go there, get water, and come back? | |
WS4 | Person fetching water | WS4. Who usually goes to this source to fetch the water for your household? | |
WS5 | Treat water to make safer for drinking | WS5. Do you treat your water in any way to make it safer to drink? | |
WS6A | Boil | WS66A. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? | |
WS6B | Add bleach/chlorine | WS6B. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? | |
WS6C | Strain it through a cloth | WS6C. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? | |
WS6D | Use water filter | WS6D. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? | |
WS6E | Solar disinfection | WS6E. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? | |
WS6F | Let it stand and settle | WS6F. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? | |
WS6X | Other | WS6X. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? | |
WS6Z | DK | WS6Z. What do you usually do to the water to make it safer to drink? | |
WS7 | Kind of toilet facility | WS7. What kind of toilet facility do members of your household usually use? | |
WS8 | Toilet facility shared | WS8. Do you share this facility with other households? | |
WS9 | Households using this toilet facility | WS9. How many households in total use this toilet facility? | |
WS10 | Household disposal of solid waste | WS10. How does your household dispose of refuse (solid waste)? | |
WS10A | Household disposal of liquid waste | WS10A. How does your household dispose of liquid waste? | |
HC1A | Religion of head | HC1A. What is the religious affiliation of the head of this household? | |
HC1B | Mother tongue of head | HC1B. What is the mother tongue/native language of the head of this household? | |
HC1C | Major ehtnic group | HC1C. To which ethnic group does the head of this household belong? | |
HC2 | Number of rooms for sleeping | HC2. How many rooms in this household are used for sleeping? | |
HC3 | Main material of floor | HC3. Main material of the dwelling floor: | |
HC4 | Main material of roof | HC4. Main material of the roof. | |
HC5 | Main material of wall | HC5. Main material of the walls. | |
HC6 | Type of fuel using for cooking | HC6. What type of fuel does your household mainly use for cooking? | |
HC7 | Food cooked on stove or open fire | HC7. In this household, is food cooked on an open fire, an open stove or a closed stove? | |
HC8 | Cooking location | HC8. Is the cooking usually done in the house, in a separate building, or outdoors? | |
HC9A | Electricity | HC9A. Does your household have Electricity? | |
HC9B | Radio | HC9B. Does your household have Radio? | |
HC9C | Television | HC9C. Does your household have Television? | |
HC9D | Computer | HC9. Does your household have Computer | |
HC9E | Clock | HC9E. Does your household have Clock? | |
HC9F | Mobile phone | HC9F. Does your household have Mobile telephone? | |
HC9G | Fixed land line | HC9. Does your household have Fixed land line? | |
HC9H | Refrigerator | HC9H. Does your household have Refrigerator? | |
Total variable(s):
181 |