Ghana Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey - 2003
Ghana, 2003
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Reference ID
GHA-GSS-CWIQ II -2003-v2.1
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Feb 20, 2009
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Main source of support in times of need (j10)
Data file: Household data - CWIQ 2003
Overview
Valid:
48979
Valid (weighted):
4090448.937
Invalid:
24
Invalid (weighted):
2029.01
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Continuous
Decimal:
0
Start:
149
End:
149
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Weighted variable:
V124
Questions and instructions
Literal question
In times of great financial difficulty, because of ill health ,
a death or loss of job, who can your household turn to
for help ?
a death or loss of job, who can your household turn to
for help ?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family/relatives/children/parents | 27315 | 2287699 |
55.9%
|
| 2 | Friends/neighbours | 3726 | 295720 |
7.2%
|
| 3 | Groups/Associations | 1130 | 111373 |
2.7%
|
| 4 | Government | 804 | 59785 |
1.5%
|
| 5 | Bank/formal credit societies | 2244 | 196943 |
4.8%
|
| 6 | Insurance companies | 114 | 12239 |
0.3%
|
| 7 | Money lenders/informal credit | 1643 | 130817 |
3.2%
|
| 8 | No one you can count on | 11822 | 980324 |
24%
|
| 9 | Other | 181 | 15548 |
0.4%
|
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.
Description
Universe
All household included in the survey.
Source of information
Head of household or Household member