Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey (AHIES) 2022-2024
Ghana
Get Microdata
Reference ID
DDI-GHA-GSS-AHIES-2022-2024-v1.1
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
Collections
Metadata
Created on
Sep 29, 2025
Last modified
Oct 02, 2025
Page views
70159
Downloads
490
Other Specify (s4aq39a)
Data file: 2024 AHIES Q1-Q4_20250827
Overview
Valid:
709
Type:
Discrete
Width:
255
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPRENTICESHIP | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| AT BOARDING SCHOOL | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| AT SCHOOL | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| ATTENDED FUNERAL | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| AWAITING ON HER MOTHER | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BAD MARKET | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| BECAUSE OF FASTING | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BECAUSE OF WATER SHORTAGE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BEEN BUSY WITH POLITICAL PROGRAMS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BEREAVED | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| BEREAVED OF WIFE | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| BEREAVEMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BOARDING HOUSE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BREAK DOWN OF MACHINE | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| BURIAL AND FUNERAL OF HER SON | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| BURIAL AND FUNERAL OF MY HUSBAND | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CAPITAL ISSUES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CAR AT A WORKSHOP | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CAR AT FITTING SHOP | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CAR AT MAINTENANCE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CAR IS FAULTY | 4 |
0.6%
|
|
| CAR NOT AVAILABLE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CAR SPOILT | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| CAR UNDER REPAIR AT WORKSHOP F | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CHURCH CONVENTION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| COWS RELOCATED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CURRENTLY IN SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CURRENTLY IN SCHOOL AND ONLY WORKS DURING VACATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| CURRENTLY RUN OUT OF CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DEATH OF SPOUSE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DELIVERY | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| DID NOT GET CONTRACT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DID SECONDARY ACTIVITIES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DIDN'T GET A CONTRACT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DIDN'T GET ANY CONTRACT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DIED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DOES NOT FEEL LIKE SEWING NOW | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE FATHER'S UNAVAILABILITY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE TO DELIVERY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE TO FATHER'S ABSENCE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE TO FATHER'S UNAVAILABILITY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE TO INJURY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE TO MOTHER'S HEALTH | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE TO MOTHER'S HEALTH CONDITION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE TO PUPIL'S ON VACATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| DUE TO SCHOOL | 4 |
0.6%
|
|
| EASTER BREAK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| EDUCATION ( SCHOOL HAS RESUMED FROM BREAK) | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| EDUCATION BOARDING SCHOOL | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| FARMER SEASON | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FASTING | 4 |
0.6%
|
|
| FASTING BREAK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FATHER'S HEALTH CONDITION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FATIGUE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FAULTY EQUIPMENT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FELT LIKE RESTING FOR A WHILE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FINANCIAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FINANCIAL CHALLENGES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FINANCIAL CONSTRAINS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS | 13 |
1.8%
|
|
| FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FINANCIAL ISSUES | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FINANCIAL NEED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FINANCIAL PROBLEM | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| FINANCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| FOR FUNERAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FRESH COW MILK IS OUT OF SEASON | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| FRIDGE FOR OPERATING BUSINESS IS DAMAGED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FRIDGE IS SPOILT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FRIDGE SPOILT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FULL TIME EDUCATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FULLY IN SCHOOL | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| FUNERAL | 6 |
0.8%
|
|
| FUNERAL AT HOME | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| FUNERAL ATTENDED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FUNERAL IN THE HOUSE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| FUNERAL REASONS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| GONE BACK TO SCHOOL | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| GONE TO BOARDING HOUSE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| GONE TO SCHOOL | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| GOODS ARE FINISHED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAD FUNERAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY CONTRACT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAS PROBLEM WITH HIS CAR | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAS RESUMED TO SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAS TRAVELLED | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| HAVE NO MONEY TO CONTINUE THE BUSINESS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAVE RUN OUT OF RAW MATERIALS FOR BUSINESS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAVE RUN SHORT OF WORKER CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HE HAS GONE TO SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HE WAS NOT CALLED BY ANYONE TO WORK FOR | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HER CAPITAL HAS BEEN USED BY THE HOUSEHOLD | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HIS PERSONAL REASONS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HIS TRICYCLE SPOILED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HUSBAND BEREAVED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HUSBAND IS DECEASED SO SHE HAS TO WAIT FOR 40 DAYS BEFORE GOING TO THE FARM | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| HUSBAND'S DEMISE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| IN BOARDING SCHOOL | 9 |
1.3%
|
|
| IN BOARDING SCHOOL OUT OF TOWN | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL | 40 |
5.6%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL (BOARDING) | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL AT THE MOMENT AND ONLY WORKS DURING VACATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL AT THE MOMENT AND ONLY WORKS DURING | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL AT THE MOMENT AND ONLY WORKS DURING VACATION | 5 |
0.7%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL AT THE MOMENT AND ONLY WORKS VACATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL AT THE MOMENT ONLY WORKS DURING | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL AT THE MOMENT ONLY WORKS DURING VACATION | 12 |
1.7%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL NOW | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL OUT OF TOWN | 29 |
4.1%
|
|
| IN SCHOOL OUT TOWN | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| IN SECONDARY SCHOOL NOW | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| IN TRAVELLED OF TOWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| INCREASE IN PRICES OF MATERIALS USED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| INSUFFICIENT FINANCE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LACK OF CAPITAL | 7 |
1%
|
|
| LACK OF FINANCE | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| LACK OF FUND | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LACK OF FUNDS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LACK OF RAINS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LACK OF WORKING CAPITAL | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| LEARNING A TRADE | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| LOOKING FOR CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LOSS OF CAPITAL | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| LOST BUSINESS CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LOST CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LOST CAPITAL DUE TO ILLNESS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LOST HIS FATHER LAST WEEK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LOSTMHER CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| LOWER SALES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MACHINE IS SPOILT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MACHINE MAINTENANCE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MASTER HAS TRAVELLED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MATERNITY LEAVE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MISTRESS HAS TRAVELLED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MONEY TO FUND ENTERPRISE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MOST OF THE CARS ARE SOLD BECAUSE OF THE POOR ROAD | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MOTOR FOR OKADA BROKEN DOWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| MOURNING HER LATE HUSBAND | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NEEDED REST | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NO CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NO CAPITAL | 5 |
0.7%
|
|
| NO CONTRACT | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| NO CUSTOMER CAME | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NO GOODS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NO JOB | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| NO JOB FOR HIM | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NO MONEY TO PURCHASE ITEMS | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| NO ORDERS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NO WORK | 13 |
1.8%
|
|
| NO WORK AVAILABLE | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| NO WORK NOW | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NO WORK TO BE DONE ON FARM | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NOT AVAILABLE | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| NOT HER TURN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NOTHING MUCH TO DO IN THE FARM | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NOW GATHERING CAPITAL TO RESTART | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| NOW LOOKING FOR CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| OBSERVING FUNERAL RITES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| OBSERVING WIDOWHOOD RITES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| OLD AGE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| ON CONTRACT BASIS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| ON A BREAK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| ON BREAK | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| ONLY WORKS DURING SCHOOL VACATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| OUT OF FUNDS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| OUT OF GOODS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| OUT OF STOCK | 6 |
0.8%
|
|
| OWNER HAS SOLD THE CAR AND HE'S LOOKING FOR ANOTHER CAR | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PAUSED TO ENGAGE IN CASHEW PICKING TO EARN MONEY TO RESTART BUSINESS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PAYMENT OF SALARY NOT DONE ON TIME | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PERSONAL ISSUES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PERSONAL REASON | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PERSONAL REASONS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PERSUE EDUCATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PLANNING ON A NEW JOB | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PLANTAIN NOW EXPENSIVE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| POOR (BAD) MARKET | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| POOR MARKET | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| POOR MARKET OF LATE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| POOR ROAD MAKING THEM SELL MOST OF THE CARS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| POOR ROAD NETWORK HAS MADE THEM SELL THE CARS | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| POWER OUTAGE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PREGNANCY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PREMISES TAKING BY OWNER | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PROBLEM WITH CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PROBLEM WITH CATTLE OWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| PURSUING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RAMADAN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RAMADAN (FASTING) | 3 |
0.4%
|
|
| RAMADAN FASTIING | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RAMADAN FASTING | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| REDUCTION IN SALES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RELIGIOUS (FASTING AND PRAYERS) | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RELOCATION OF THE HOUSEHOLD TO A NEW PLACE. | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RELOCATION TO DIFFERENT PLACE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| REST | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| REST FOR A WHILE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RESTING | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| RESUMED SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RUN OUT OF CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| RUN OUT OF GOODS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SALES REDUCTION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SCARCITY LEADING TO HIGH PRICING. IF CARE NOT TAKEN I MIGHT MAKE LOSSES | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SCHOOL HAS RESUMED(SHS STUDENT) | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SCHOOL IS ON VACATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SCHOOL WHERE SHE SELLS ON VACATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SCHOOLING | 9 |
1.3%
|
|
| SEARCHING FOR A NEW LOCATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SETTING UP HER STORE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHE COULDN'T FARM THIS SEASON BECAUSE SHE TRAVELLED AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK THE SEASON FOR PLANTING WAS OVER AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO DO IT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHE IS OUT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE HER FRIDGE IS SPOILT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHE TRAVELLED DURING THE CHRISTMAS TO CELEBRATE THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVITYBIN SAMABOYE NEAR TARKWA | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHE WILL BE STARTING TODAY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHE'S MOURNING HER LATE HUSBAND. | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHOP BURNT BY FIRE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHORT BREAK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHORTAGE OF PIPE BORN WATER | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SHORTAGE OF RAW MATERIALS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| SPOILT CANOE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| STARTED EDUCATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| STARTED SCHOOLING AT SHS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| STUDENT | 7 |
1%
|
|
| STUDENT AT SHS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| STUDENT AT THE BOARDING SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| STUDENT CURRENTLY AT THE BOARDING SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TAKING CARE OF THE SICK WIFE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TEMPORAL BREAK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TEMPORARY BREAK | 5 |
0.7%
|
|
| TEMPORARY HOLDUP | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TEMPORARY REST | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THE ABOBOYAA HAS SPOILT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THE ELECTRICITY THAT PUMPS THE WATER HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS ARREARS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THE OWNER TRAVELLED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THERE IS NO WORK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THERE IS NO WORKED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THERE WAS A FESTIVITY AT WHERE HE WORKS SO RHEY WEREN'T ALLOWED TO WORK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THERE WAS NO FISH TO BUY AND SELL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THERE WASN'T ANY WORK ON THE FARM | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| THINGS ARE FINISHED AND SHE NEED CAPITAL TO PURCHASE THEM | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TO ATTEND SHS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TO SELL COOKED GROUNDNUTS ON THE STREET | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAV | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVALLED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVEL | 14 |
2%
|
|
| TRAVEL FOR A FUNERAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVEL FOR FUNERAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVELED | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVELLED | 159 |
22.4%
|
|
| TRAVELLED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVELLED FOR SOME TIME | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVELLED OUT | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| TRAVELLED OUT OF TOWN | 30 |
4.2%
|
|
| TRAVELLED TO ATTEND A FUNERAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVELLED TO GARU NEAR BAWKU FOR FUNERAL AND AND STILL ASSISTING FAMILY AT THE NORTH | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVELLED TO LEARN CONSTRUCTION WORK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRAVELLED TO OVERSEAS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| TRUCK BROKEN DOWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| UNAVAILABILITY OF FUNDS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| UNPAID DEBTS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| USED HER CALITAL TO BAIL HER SON FROM THE POLICE NOW LOOKING FOR ANOTHER CAPITAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| VEHICLE AT FAULT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| VEHICLE BREAKDOWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| VEHICLE BROKEN DOWN | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| VEHICLE UNDER REPAIRS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| VISIT | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| VISIT TO THE FAMILY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WAS HELPING MOM WITH RESPECT TO HIS GRAND FATHER'S FUNERAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WAS IN SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WAS MAKING PREPARATIONS TOWARDS HER FATHER'S FUNERAL WHICH IS ON THIS SATURDAY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WAS MOURNING HER SON | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WAS WRITING EXAMS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WENT FOR FUNERAL | 4 |
0.6%
|
|
| WENT FOR LABOURER WORK | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WENT TO A FUNERAL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WENT TO DO SOME FARMING ACTIVITIES IN HER FARM | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WENT TO SCHOOL | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| WENT TO VISIT HER HUSBAND AT SAMREBOE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WENT TO VISIT HIS FAMILY MEMBERS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WORK IS AVAILABLE | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WORK NOT AVAILABLE | 2 |
0.3%
|
|
| WORK ON HAULT NOW | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WORK SHIFTS | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WORKED OF SECONDARY ACTIVITY | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WORKED ON THE SECONDARY JOB | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WORKS DURING VACATION | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| WRITING FINAL EXAMS AT SCHOOL | 1 |
0.1%
|
|
| YAM IS MOW EXPENSIVE AND THERE IF SHE SHOULD COOK IT SHE MIGHT MAKE A LOSS | 1 |
0.1%
|
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.