World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0
Ghana, 2003
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Feb 13, 2013
Last modified
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Mother tongue (q1000)
Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5
Overview
Valid:
3669
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Start:
17
End:
24
Width:
8
Range:
-
Format:
character
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Respondent’s Socio Demographic Characteristics
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Literal question
What is your mother tongue?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) AKAN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| (3) EWE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| (6) BANS | 1 |
0%
|
|
| (9) DAGA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| (TWI) 1 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 01 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 06 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 1 | 286 |
7.8%
|
|
| 1 (AKA) | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 1 (AKAN) | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| 1 AKAN | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 11:00 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 2 | 41 |
1.1%
|
|
| 3 | 16 |
0.4%
|
|
| 4 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 5 | 22 |
0.6%
|
|
| 53 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 6 | 54 |
1.5%
|
|
| 66 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 7 | 30 |
0.8%
|
|
| 8 | 18 |
0.5%
|
|
| 8 (DAGAR | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 9 | 61 |
1.7%
|
|
| 9 DAGATI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ABURI | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| ACHODE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| ADA | 10 |
0.3%
|
|
| ADA (DAN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ADA (GA/ | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ADANGBE | 9 |
0.2%
|
|
| ADDA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AGONA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AHANTA | 15 |
0.4%
|
|
| AKAN | 94 |
2.6%
|
|
| AKAN (1) | 16 |
0.4%
|
|
| AKAN (AS | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AKAN (TW | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| AKAN 2 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AKAN GUA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AKAN, GA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AKIM | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AKIM TWI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AKNA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AKUAPEM | 17 |
0.5%
|
|
| AKUAPIM | 13 |
0.4%
|
|
| AKWAPEM | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| AKWAPIM | 14 |
0.4%
|
|
| AKYEM | 20 |
0.5%
|
|
| AKYEM 1 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| ALATA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ANAFAANA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ANDIA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ANUM-AKW | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ANYIN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| AOWIN | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| APOSOR | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ASANTE | 56 |
1.5%
|
|
| ASANTE ( | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| ASANTE T | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| ASANTI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ASHAN TI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ASHANTI | 21 |
0.6%
|
|
| ASSIN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ASTODE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ATSODE | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| ATWUTI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BAASARE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BADU | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| BAGBANI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BALANKA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BANDA | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| BANDA - | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BASAARE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BASALY | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BASARE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| BASARI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BASARI ( | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BASSARE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BASSARI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BIMOBA | 8 |
0.2%
|
|
| BIRIFO | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BISA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BONG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BONJA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| BONO | 17 |
0.5%
|
|
| BONU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BORON | 10 |
0.3%
|
|
| BORON, T | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BORONG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BREKU | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| BRING | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BRIONG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BRNG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BRON | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| BRONG | 112 |
3.1%
|
|
| BRONO | 23 |
0.6%
|
|
| BROSA | 8 |
0.2%
|
|
| BRUISA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BRULSA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BUEM | 8 |
0.2%
|
|
| BUEM (SE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BUILI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BULI | 11 |
0.3%
|
|
| BULSA | 7 |
0.2%
|
|
| BUSANG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| BUSANGA | 16 |
0.4%
|
|
| BUSANGA, | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| CHAMBA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| CHILLI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| CHODE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| CHOKOSI | 12 |
0.3%
|
|
| CLON | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAARTE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAGAARE | 9 |
0.2%
|
|
| DAGAATI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAGARE | 9 |
0.2%
|
|
| DAGARER | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAGARI | 18 |
0.5%
|
|
| DAGARI, | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| DAGARTE | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| DAGARTI | 50 |
1.4%
|
|
| DAGARTI, | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAGATI | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| DAGBAN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAGBANI | 91 |
2.5%
|
|
| DAGBANI/ | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAGBGONI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAGBON | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAGOMBA | 30 |
0.8%
|
|
| DANGBE | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| DANGBENI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DARARTI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DARGARE | 9 |
0.2%
|
|
| DARGARTE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DARGARTI | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| DARGATE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DARTI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DAWU AKW | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DENKURA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DENKYIRA | 12 |
0.3%
|
|
| DENKYIRE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DEWU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| DFAGARTI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| EBRONE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| EFFUTU | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| EFUTU | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| EFUTU GO | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ENYI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| EVE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| EWE | 462 |
12.6%
|
|
| EWE (AND | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| EWE (TOG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| EWE / FA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| EWE, AKA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| EWE, ENG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| EWE, GA | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| EWE, TWI | 10 |
0.3%
|
|
| EWEW | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FAANTE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FAN TE | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| FANI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FANTE | 264 |
7.2%
|
|
| FANTE (A | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| FANTE, G | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FANTE, K | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FANTE, T | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FANTI | 111 |
3%
|
|
| FANTI (A | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| FANTI, E | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| FANTI, G | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FANTRA | 7 |
0.2%
|
|
| FANTU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FARAFARA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FNATE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FRAFA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| FRAFRA | 53 |
1.4%
|
|
| FRAFRA, | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| FRARA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| FRENCH | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FRENCH ( | 1 |
0%
|
|
| FULANI | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| GA | 87 |
2.4%
|
|
| GA - AD | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GA ADAN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GA - ADA | 14 |
0.4%
|
|
| GA ADAMG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GA ADANG | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| GA, HAU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GA, AKAN | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| GA, ENGL | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| GA, EWE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| GA, HAUS | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| GA, TWI | 10 |
0.3%
|
|
| GA,TWI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GA-ADANG | 9 |
0.2%
|
|
| GAO | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GAOGAO | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GEGBE (T | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GEKYODE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GGA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GGA - AD | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GONJA | 39 |
1.1%
|
|
| GONJA, H | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| GONJA, T | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GONJA, V | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GRUMA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| GRUNA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GRUNE | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| GRUNI | 13 |
0.4%
|
|
| GRUNI, H | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GRUNIE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GRUSHI | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| GRUSHIE | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| GRUSI | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| GUAN | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| GUAN, GA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| GURMA | 7 |
0.2%
|
|
| GURUMA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| HAUSA | 19 |
0.5%
|
|
| HAUSA, F | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| HAUSA, G | 1 |
0%
|
|
| HAUSA, K | 1 |
0%
|
|
| HAUSA,FA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| HAUSAH | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KABLE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| KABRE | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| KABRI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KAKANI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KALA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KANBA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KANSAGA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KASEM | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KASEM, H | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KASENA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| KASIM | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KASSENA, | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KOKOMBA | 18 |
0.5%
|
|
| KOMKONBA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KONKOMA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KONKOMBA | 39 |
1.1%
|
|
| KONKONBA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KONTOKOK | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KOSASE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KOTOKOLE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KOTOKOLI | 9 |
0.2%
|
|
| KOTOKORI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KOTONKOL | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| KRACHI | 13 |
0.4%
|
|
| KRACHIE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KRACI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KROBO | 51 |
1.4%
|
|
| KROBO (0 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KROBO (2 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KROBO (9 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KROBO (G | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| KROBO, G | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KROBO,FA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KRONO | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KRONSA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KUASI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KURANGO, | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KUSA | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| KUSAASI, | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KUSAI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KUSAL | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| KUSARI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KUSASE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| KUSASI | 20 |
0.5%
|
|
| KUSSAI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KUSSASI | 14 |
0.4%
|
|
| KUSSI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KWAHU | 13 |
0.4%
|
|
| KWASI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| KWAU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| LARTE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| LARTEH | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| LARTEI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| LATTEH | 1 |
0%
|
|
| LEKPAKPA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| LOBI | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| LOBI, DA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MABRUSI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MAMPRULI | 31 |
0.8%
|
|
| MAMPRUSI | 12 |
0.3%
|
|
| MAPRULI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MMAPRUSI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MOAR | 6 |
0.2%
|
|
| MOBA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| MOLE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| MOLE - D | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MOLE-DAG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MOSAI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MOSHI | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| MOSHIE | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| MOSI | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| MOSI, DA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MOSSI | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| MUSAGA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| MUSHI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NABRA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NAFANA | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| NAFANA , | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NAFANA, | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| NAKAM | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NAKANI | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| NANKANA | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| NANKANE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| NANKANI | 9 |
0.2%
|
|
| NANUMBA | 25 |
0.7%
|
|
| NANUMBER | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NANUNLE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| NAWURI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NFANA - | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NINGO | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NKONA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NKONYA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NKORAN | 8 |
0.2%
|
|
| NKORAN, | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NKRAN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NKRAWE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NKRUAN | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| NKRUANG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NKURAN | 9 |
0.2%
|
|
| NRONG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NTANKANE | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| NTRIMU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| NTRUBO | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| NZEMA | 51 |
1.4%
|
|
| RAFRA, G | 1 |
0%
|
|
| RELANSIS | 1 |
0%
|
|
| RELASI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| RUSI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| SEFWI | 42 |
1.1%
|
|
| SELE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| SELE (GU | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| SELE(GUA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| SENYA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| SHAI | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| SISALA | 8 |
0.2%
|
|
| SISISALL | 1 |
0%
|
|
| SISSALA | 15 |
0.4%
|
|
| TALANZE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TALEN | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| TALENA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TALENS | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TALENSI | 12 |
0.3%
|
|
| TALENSIS | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TALESI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TALESIS | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TALIN | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TAMPRIMA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TAMPROMA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| TAMPRUSI | 5 |
0.1%
|
|
| TANBURIS | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| TELANS'S | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TELANSI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TSAMBA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWI | 343 |
9.3%
|
|
| TWI (1) | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWI (ASA | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWI ENGL | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI EWE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI GA K | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI NKOR | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, AOW | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, BRO | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, ENG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, EWE | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWI, FAN | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWI, GA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWI, GA, | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, GA- | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWI, GUA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, HAU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, KRO | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, NKO | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWI, NZE | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI, ZUG | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWI- ASA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| TWIFO | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| TWU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| WA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| WAALA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| WADA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| WALA | 10 |
0.3%
|
|
| WANGARA | 4 |
0.1%
|
|
| WASA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| WASSA | 20 |
0.5%
|
|
| WASSA TW | 1 |
0%
|
|
| WENGAMSI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| YANGA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| YWI | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ZABRAMA | 3 |
0.1%
|
|
| ZABZUGU | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ZAMINAMA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ZAMIRAMA | 1 |
0%
|
|
| ZAMRAMA | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| ZUGU (9) | 1 |
0%
|
|
| dangbe | 1 |
0%
|
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
Record respondent’s mother tongue. The mother tongue is the language one has learned first, provided it is a language that one can express oneself fully in, and/or voluntarily identifies with. If the respondent knows more than one such language record all named languages.