Population and Housing Census 2000
Ghana, 2000
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Data file: Population
The 2000 Census is a “de facto” count. Each person present in Ghana, irrespective of nationality, was enumerated at the place he or she spent the Census Night, midnight of 26th March 2000. Thus, non-Ghanaians within the territorial land, air and water boundaries were enumerated as part of Ghana's population while Ghanaians outside the boundaries of Ghana were not enumerated.
The unit of enumeration in the census is the individual. In addition, individuals not living in group quarters are identified with households.
The main modules covered in the 2000 census were:
· geographical location and internal migration
· demographic and social characteristics
· economic characteristics
· literacy and education
· fertility and mortality.
All variables in Population dataset were collected except the URBRUR (urban-rural) variable which was derived from the population of localities. All localities with a population size of 5,000 or more were classified as URBAN, otherwise, it is RURAL.
The data has a weight of 1.
| Cases: | 189868 |
| Variables: | 52 |