2021 Population and Housing Census
Ghana, 2021
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GHA-GSS-2021PHC-2021-v1.0
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Sep 13, 2022
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P08b: What was [name's] main reason for moving to this village/town? (p08b)
Data file: defactopopn_10%_20220828d
Overview
Valid:
886579
Invalid:
2198404
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
8
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 8
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employment | 192911 |
21.8%
|
| 2 | Settlement (long term/permanent stay) | 262250 |
29.6%
|
| 3 | Marriage/family reunification | 296307 |
33.4%
|
| 4 | Education/training | 117463 |
13.2%
|
| 5 | Socio-political displacement (asylum seekers refugees, war e | 1208 |
0.1%
|
| 6 | Natural disaster displacement (flood,drought,fire,etc) | 526 |
0.1%
|
| 7 | Health | 3710 |
0.4%
|
| 8 | Other | 12204 |
1.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 2198404 |
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.