Ghana Child Labour Survey - 2001

Ghana, 2001

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GHA-GSS-CLS-2001-v1.0

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Ghana Statistical Service

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Feb 20, 2009

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Reason for working (aq61)

Data file: Child

Overview

Valid: 6401

Invalid: 10633

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 8

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

If (NAME) is working (in economic activity), what is the main reason for letting him/her work?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	To supplement household income	3765	58.8%
2	To pay outstanding hsehold debt under arrangement	6	0.1%
3	To help in household enterprise	2187	34.2%
4	Education or training program is not usefull.	12	0.2%
5	Education or trainingg institution too far	27	0.4%
6	Cannot afford sch. /training fees	137	2.1%
7	Child not interested in sch	112	1.7%
8	Other	155	2.4%
98	Missing response	170
99	Not applicable	10463

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.

Description

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Parents of children 5-17 years old

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