Ghana - Ghana Living Standards Survey 6 (With a Labour Force Module) 2012-2013, Round Six

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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
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Data Description

Data File: comsec2

Content The file contains data related to Section 2 of the Community Questionnaire. It contains questions on economy and infrastructure.
Cases 1
Variable(s) 66
Version Version 1.0 (September, 2014)
Producer Ghana Statistical Service
Missing Data Missing data are asterisks (*)
Processing Checks Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing, including:
a) Office editing and coding by field editors
b) Using range checks during data capture
c) Structure , range and completeness checks
d) Secondary editing using batch editing rules developed in CSPro 4.1
e) Consistency check in all sections using STATA

Variables

NameLabelQuestion
Region region Region
Clust cluster number Cluster number
Eatype eatype EA type
Communitynumber communitynumber Community number
Cs2q1a economic activity ranked 1st What are the major economic activities of the people of this community?
Cs2q1b economic activity ranked 2nd What are the major economic activities of the people of this community?
Cs2q1c economic activity ranked 3rd What are the major economic activities of the people of this community?
Cs2q1d economic activity ranked 4th What are the major economic activities of the people of this community?
Cs2q1o other economic activity ranked What are the other economic activities of the people of this community?
Cs2q2 living conditions better/worse Do you think that living conditions of the people in this community is better or worse than it was ten years ago (since 2002/03)?
Cs2q3a living condition reason 1st Reasons why living conditions is better or worse
Cs2q3b living condition reason 2nd Reasons why living conditions is better or worse
Cs2q3c living condition reason 3rd Reasons why living conditions is better or worse
Cs2q3d living condition reason 4th Reasons why living conditions is better or worse
Cs2q4 motorable road to community Does a motorable road extend to this community?
Cs2q5 nearest motorable road How far is a motorable road from this community?
Cs2q6 road impassable at certain times Is the road that extends to (or pass by) this community impassable during certain times of the year?
Cs2q7 no. of months road impassable For how long (in months) is the road usually impassable during the year?
Cs2q8 does this community have electricity Does this community have electricity?
Cs2q9 any hholds have electricity/generator/solar power Do any households in this community have electricity or generators/solar power?
Cs2q10 most hholds have electricity or only a few Do most households have electricity, or only a few?
Cs2q11 any hholds have access pipe-borne/borehole water Do any households in this community have access to pipe-borne water/bore hole?
Cs2q12 most hholds use pipe-borne/bore water Do most households use pipe-borne water, or only a few?
Cs2q13a dry season major drinking water source What is the main source of drinking water for most households in this community during the dry season?
Cs2q13ao other drinking water source in dry season What is the main source of drinking water for most households in this community during the dry season (other)?
Cs2q13b rainy season major drinking water source What is the main source of drinking water for most households in this community during the rainy season?
Cs2q13bo other drinking water source in rainy season What is the main source of drinking water for most households in this community during the rainy season (other)?
Cs2q14 community have post office Is there a post office in this community?
Cs2q15 nearest post office from community How far away is the nearest post office from this community?
Cs2q16 mobile phone network in community Is there a mobile phone network in this community?
Cs2q17 nearest mobile phone network from community How far away is the nearest mobile phone network from this community?
Cs2q18 bank in this community Is there a bank in this community?
Cs2q19 nearest bank from community How far away is the nearest bank from this community?
Cs2q20 permanent daily community market Is there a permanent (daily) market in this community?
Cs2q21 periodic market in this community Is there a periodic market in this community?
Cs2q22a how often is this market (time) How often is this market (number of times)?
Cs2q22b how often is this market (unit) How often is this market (time unit)?
Cs2q23 nearest periodic market from community How far away is the nearest periodic or daily market?
Cs2q24 public transport pass community Does public transport pass by this community?
Cs2q25 major means of public transport What is the main means of public transport?
Cs2q25o other main means of transport What is the main means of public transport (other)?
Cs2q26 nearest distance to board public transport How far away from this community must you go to board a public transport?
Cs2q27a how often public transport pass community (time) How often does public transport pass by this community (number of times)?
Cs2q27b how often public transport pass community (unit) How often does public transport pass by this community (time unit)?
Cs2q28 people leave community temporality Do any of the people in this community leave temporarily during certain times of the year to look for work elsewhere?
Cs2q29a name of where people leave to Where do most of them go?
Cs2q29b destination type Destination type (village in Ghana, town in Ghana or outside Ghana)
Cs2q30 type of work looked for What type of work do they look for during these times of the year?
Cs2q30o other type of work looked for in the community What type of work do they look for during these times of the year (other)?
Cs2q31a how long leavers return (time) How long (time) do they work before returning to the community?
Cs2q31b how long leavers return (unit) How long (time unit) do they work before returning to the community?
Cs2q32 age of leavers What are the ages of most of the people who find seasonal work outside this community?
Cs2q33 people temporarily come to work in community Do people come to this community temporarily during certain times of the year to look for work?
Cs2q34a where they come from to work Where do most of them come from?
Cs2q34b type of place they come from Type of place where they come from (village in Ghana, town in Ghana or outside Ghana)?
Cs2q35a major type of work they come to do (1st) What two major types of work do they do in this community?
Cs2q35b major type of work they come to do (2nd) What two major types of work do they do in this community?
Cs2q35o other major type of work they come to do What two major types of work do they do in this community (other)?
Cs2q36a how long they come to work (time) How long (time) do they work in this community before leaving?
Cs2q36b how long they come to work (unit) How long (time unit) do they work in this community before leaving?
Cs2q37 age of comers What are the ages of most of the people who come here to do seasonal work?
Cs2q38 easier/more difficult to find work in community Is it easier or more difficult to find work in this community compared to ten years ago (2002/03)?
Cs2q39a major community development project (1st) What is the first major community development projects are on-going in this community?
Cs2q39b major community development project (2nd) What is the second major community development projects are on-going in this community?
Cs2q39c major community development project (3rd) What is the third major community development projects are on-going in this community?
Sc2q39o other major community development project What other major community development projects are on-going in this community?
Total variable(s): 66

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