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Ghana Living Standards Survey 2:1988-1989
Second round

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Dec 15, 2008
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  • Y01C-children
    residing
    elsewhere
  • Y00A-survey
    information
  • Y00B-survey
    results
  • Y00C-completing
    sections
  • Y01A-household
    roster
  • Y01B-parents of
    hh member
  • Y04-health
  • Y02A-type of
    dwelling
  • Y02B-housing
    expenses
  • Y03-education
  • Y08-characteristics
    of housing
  • Y05A-job search
  • Y05B-main job 7
    days
  • Y05C-secondary
    job 7 days
  • Y05D-additional
    employment
  • Y05E-main job
    12 months
  • Y05F-employment
    history
  • Y05G-secondary
    job 12 months
  • Y05H-other
    activities
  • Y06-migration
  • Y07-respondents
    for round 2
  • Y16B-anthropometrics
    2
  • Y09A-land
  • Y09B-crop
  • Y09C-tree crop
  • Y09D1A-farm
    inputs-seeds
  • Y09D1B-farm
    inputs-fertiliser
  • Y09D1C-farm
    inputs-organic
    manure
  • Y09D2A-farm
    inputs-insecticides
  • Y09D2B-farm
    inputs-transport
  • Y09D2C-farm
    inputs-sacks
  • Y09D3A-farm
    inputs-storage
  • Y09D3B-farm
    inputs-labor &
    other expense
  • Y09D4A- farm
    inputs-hh
    sharecrop
  • Y09D4B-farm
    inputs-other
    sharecrop
  • Y09D4C-farm
    inputs-hh
    consumption
  • Y09D5-farm
    inputs-agric
    agent
  • Y09E-sale of
    products
  • Y09F-livestock
  • Y09G-animal
    products
  • Y09H-contract
    for livestock
  • Y09I-livestock
    expenditure
  • Y09J-hand tools
  • Y09K-farming
    equipment
  • Y10A-nonfarm
    working
    condition
  • Y10B-nonfarm
    expenditure
  • Y10C-nonfarm
    revenue
  • Y10D-nonfarm
    assets
  • Y11A-daily
    expenses
  • Y11B-annual
    expenses
  • Y11C-durable
    goods
  • Y11D-remittances
  • Y12A-food
    expense
  • Y12B-consumption
    of own produce
  • Y13A1A-fertility
    history A
  • Y13A1B-fertility
    history B
  • Y13A2-fertility
    history C
  • Y13B-birth
    control
  • Y14A-income
    from remittance
  • Y14B-miscellaneous
    income
  • Y15A-money and
    goods lent
  • Y15B-loans
    contracted
  • Y15C-savings
  • Y16A-anthropometrics
    1
  • COMM-community
  • PRICE
Variable Groups
  • Y00A-survey information
  • Y00B-survey results
  • Y01A-household roster
  • Y01B-parents of household members
  • Y01C-children residing elsewhere
  • Y02A-type of dwelling
  • Y02B-housing expenses
  • Y03-education
  • Y04-health
  • Y05A-job search
  • Y05B-main job 7 days
  • Y05C-secondary job 7 days
  • Y05D-additional employment
  • Y05E-main job 12 months
  • Y05F-employment history
  • Y05G-secondary job 12 months
  • Y05H-other activities
  • Y06-migration
  • Y07-respondents for round 2
  • Y08-characteristics of housing
  • Y09A-land
  • Y09B-crop
  • Y09C-tree crop
  • Y09D1A-farm inputs-seeds
  • Y09D1B-farm inputs-fertiliser
  • Y09D1C-farm inputs-organic manure
  • Y09D2A-farm inputs-insecticides
  • Y09D2B-inputs-transport
  • Y09D2C-farm inputs-sack
  • Y09D3A-farm inputs-storage
  • Y09D3B-farm inputs-labor & other expense
  • Y09D4A-farm inputs-hh sharecrop
  • Y09D4B-farm inputs-other sharecrop
  • Y09D4C-farm inputs-hh consumption
  • Y09D5-farm inputs-agric agent
  • Y09E-sale of products
  • Y09F-livestock
  • Y09G-animal products
  • Y09H-contract for livestock
  • Y09I-livestock expenditure
  • Y09J-hand tools
  • Y09K-farming equipment
  • Y10A-nonfarm working condition
  • Y10B-nonfarm expenditure
  • Y10C-nonfarm revenue
  • Y10D-nonfarm assets
  • Y11A-daily expenses
  • Y11B-annual expenses
  • Y11C-durable goods
  • Y11D-remittances
  • Y12A-food expense
  • Y12B-consumption of own produce
  • Y13A1A-fertility history A
  • Y13A1B-fertility history B
  • Y13A2-fertility history C
  • Y13B-birth control
  • Y14A-income from remittance
  • Y14B-miscellaneous income
  • Y15A-money and goods lent
  • Y15B-loans contracted
  • Y15C-savings
  • Y16A-anthropometrics 1
  • Y16B-anthropometrics 2
  • Comm-community
  • Price

Variable Groups

Variable group: Y02B-housing expenses
Variables 62
cid
Card type
clust
Cluster number
nh
Household number
hhid
Household identification number (clust,nh)
ownhh
02bq1: owned by hh member?
rented
02bq2: dwelling rented by hh for pay?
rentby
02bq3: from whom is dwelling rented?
vrentc
02bq4a: cash rent paid
rentuc
02bq4b: time of cash rent payment
rentadv
02bq5: paid advance to move in?
vrentad
02bq6: amount of advance paid
trentad
02bq7a: time advance covers?
turntad
02bq7b: time unit
moadvpd
02bq8a: month advance paid
yradvpd
02bq8b: year advance paid
rentk
02bq9: rent paid in-kind?
vrentk
02bq10a: value of rent paid in-kind
rentuk
02bq10b: time of rent paid in-kind
rentp
02bq11: part of rent paid by non memb?
rentpw
02bq12: who pays part of rent?
mortg
02bq13: make mortgage payments on unit?
vmortg
02bq14: value mortgage payment
fmortg
02bq15a: frequency of mortgage payment
umortg
02bq15b: time of mortgage payment
saleval
02bq16: current sale value of dwelling
rentv
02bq17a: current rental price - dwelling
rentvu
02bq17b: time unit
dwater
02bq18: source of drinking water?
waterdp
02bq19: amt of last water bill
sellwat
02bq20: sell any water?
pwatsld
02bq21: prop of water sold
waterdf
02bq22a: numb of time units water bill
waterdu
02bq22b: time unit of water bill
waterds
02bq23: water supply source shared?
waterdd
02bq24a: dist to water supply source
waterddc
02bq24b: distance unit code
owater
02bq25: source of water for laundry/bath
wateros
02bq26: source of other water shared?
garbage
02bq27: disposal of garbage?
garbp
02bq28a: amount pd for garbage disposal
garbpu
02bq28b: time unit of pmt for disposal
toilet
02bq29: type of toilet
toiletu
02bq30: toilet shared?
toiletw
02bq31: location of toilet
light
02bq32: source of light
elecm
02bq33: electric meter joint/individual
elecp
02bq34: amt of last electric bill
elecpm
02bq35: mos. Covered by last bill
fuel
02bq36: most freqly used fuel
wood
02bq37: source of wood
woodesp
02bq38: trips made primarily for wood?
woodd
02bq39: distance to fetch wood
woodh
02bq40a: hrs to fetch wood
woodm
02bq40b: minutes to fetch wood
woodf
02bq41a: no of times you fetch wood
woodu
02bq41b: time for fetching wood?
region
Region
ez
Ecological zone
loc2
Type of locality 2
loc3
Type of locality 3
loc4
Type of locality 4
loc5
Type of locality 5
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