World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0

Ghana, 2003

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GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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Feb 13, 2013

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Highest level of schooling completed (q0918)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F4

Overview

Valid: 95

Invalid: 22

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 87

End: 93

Width: 7

Range: 1 - 2000

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What was the highest level of schooling you completed?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	No formal schooling	12	12.6%
2	Less than primary school	7	7.4%
3	Primary school completed	36	37.9%
4	Secondary school completed	18	18.9%
5	High school (or equivalent) completed	0	0%
6	College/ pre-university/ University completed	19	20%
7	University post-graduate degree completed	3	3.2%
Sysmiss		22

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.

Interviewer instructions

This question refers to the highest level of education the respondent has successfully
attained in a health-related programme (such as medicine, nursing, biology or other). It
includes technical or vocational training beyond primary school. Excluded are short
courses (such as phlebotomy) or religious education. The level of education could have
been completed at school or elsewhere (such as through private tutoring or some other form of schooling that requires taking exams in order to complete the programme). If the respondent has not completed a formal programme, record “No formal schooling” and Go to Q0921.

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