2021 Population and Housing Census
Ghana, 2021
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GHA-GSS-2021PHC-2021-v1.0
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P08b: What was [name's] main reason for moving to this village/town? (p08b)
Data file: defactopopn_10%_20221011d
Overview
Valid:
884325
Invalid:
2199247
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
8
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 8
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employment | 193567 |
21.9%
|
| 2 | Settlement (long term/permanent stay) | 262017 |
29.6%
|
| 3 | Marriage/family reunification | 295840 |
33.5%
|
| 4 | Education/training | 115292 |
13%
|
| 5 | Socio-political displacement (asylum seekers refugees, war e | 1194 |
0.1%
|
| 6 | Natural disaster displacement (flood,drought,fire,etc) | 609 |
0.1%
|
| 7 | Health | 3677 |
0.4%
|
| 8 | Other | 12129 |
1.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 2199247 |
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.