Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011
Fourth round

Ghana, 2011

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GHA-GSS-MICS-2011-v1.1

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Ghana Statistical Service

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Data file: household

All households

Cases:	12150
Variables:	166

Variables

HH1

HH2

Household number

HH3

Interviewer number

HH4

Supervisor number

HH5D

Day of interview

HH5M

Month of interview

HH5Y

Year of interview

HH5A

Household selected for Male survey

HH6

HH7

HH7A

HH7B

HH7C

HH9

Result of HH interview

HH10

Respondent to HH questionnaire

HH11

Number of HH members

HH12

Number of women 15 - 49 years

HH13

Number of woman' questionnaires completed

HH14

Number of children under age 5

HH15

Number of under - 5 questionnaires completed

HH15A

Number of men 15 - 59 years

HH15B

Number of men's questionnaires completed

HH16

HH17

Data entry clerk

HH18H

Start of interview - Hour

HH18M

Start of interview - Minutes

HH19H

End of interview - Hour

HH19M

End of interview - Minutes

WS1

Main source of drinking water

WS2

Main source of water used for other purposes (if bottled water used for drinking)

WS3

Location of the water source

WS4

Time (in minutes) to get water and come back

WS5

Person collecting water

WS6

Treat water to make safer for drinking

WS7A

Water treatment: Boil

WS7B

Water treatment: Add bleach/chlorine

WS7C

Water treatment: Strain it through a cloth

WS7D

Water treatment: Use water filter

WS7E

Water treatment: Solar disinfection

WS7F

Water treatment: Let it stand and settle

WS7G

Water treatment:Add Camphor

WS7H

Water treatment:Add water tablet

WS7X

Water treatment: Other

WS7Z

Water treatment:DK

WS7A1

WS7B1

Availability of piped water

WS7C1

Last breakdown of water facility

WS7D1

Time taken to fix water facility

WS8

Type of toilet facility

WS9

Toilet facility shared

WS10

Toilet shared with other household or with general public

WS11

Households using this toilet facility

HC1A

Religion of household head

HC1B

Ethnic group of household head

HC2

Number of rooms used for sleeping

HC3

Main material of floor

HC4

Main material of roof

HC5

Main material of exterior wall

HC6

Type of fuel use for cooking

HC6A

HC7

HC8A

HC8B

HC8C

Black & White Television

HC8C1

Colour Television

HC8D

Land/fixed phone

HC8E

Refrigerator/Freezer

HC8F

Washing machine

HC8G

Laptop computer

HC8H

Desktop computer

HC8I

HC8J

DVD/ VCD player

HC8K

HC9A

HC9B

HC9C

HC9D

Motorcycle or scooter

HC9E

Animal-drawn cart

HC9F

HC9G

Canoe/Boat with motor

HC9H

Canoe/ boat without motor

HC10

Household owns the dwelling

HC11

Any household member own land that can be used for agriculture

HC12U

Agriculture land members of household own - Unit

HC12N

Size of agric land- number

HC12A

Any household member own land for residential/commercial purposes

HC12BU

Residential/commercial land members of household own - Unit

HC12BN

Residential/commercial land members of household own - Area

HC13

Household own any animals

HC14A

Cattle, milk cows, or bulls

HC14B

Horses, donkeys, or mules

HC14C

HC14D

HC14E

HC14F

HC14G

HC14H

HC14I

HC15

Any household member own bank account

HC16

Any household member received cash/kind support from non-household member past 12 months

HC17

Any household member received cash/kind support from Govt. past 12 months

HC18A

Source of kind/cash support: LEAP

HC18B

Source of kind/cash support: District Assembly

HC18C

Source of kind/cash support: NGO

HC18D

Source of kind/cash support: Religious Group

HC18E

Source of kind/cash support: Social Group

HC18X

Source of kind/cash support: Other

HC18Z

Source of kind/cash support: DK

HC19

Any household member sent out cash/kind support to non-household members

TN1

Household has mosquito nets

TN2

Number of mosquito nets

TN14

Any household member disposed off any treated mosquito nets

TN15

How was treated mosquito net disposed off

TN16

How long was treated mosquito net used before disposing off

TN17

Main reason for disposing off the treated mosquito net

IR1

Interior walls of dwelling sprayed against mosquitos

IR2A

Government worker / program

IR2B

Private company

IR2C

Non-governmental organization

IR2D

Private individual

IR2Z

IR2X

CD6

Total children aged 2-14 years

CD8

Rank number of the selected child

CD9

Child line number

CD_FLAG

Flag for correct child line number

CD11

Took away privileges

CD11A

Ignored/ Refused to communicate

CD12

Explained why behaviour was wrong

CD13

CD14

Shouted, yelled or screamed at child

CD15

Gave child something else to do

CD16

Spanked, hit or slapped child on bottom with bare hand

CD17

Hit child on the bottom or elsewhere with belt, brush, stick, etc.

CD18

Called child dumb, lazy or another name

CD19

Hit or slapped child on the face, head or ears

CD20

Hit or slapped child on the hand, arm or leg

CD21

Beat child up as hard as one could

CD22

Child needs to be physically punished to be brought up properly

HW1

Place where household members most often wash their hands

HW2

Water available at the place for handwashing

HW3A

Washing soap (e.g. Key soap)

HW3B

Detergent (Powder / Liquid / Paste)

HW3C

Liquid hand washing soap

HW3D

HW3E

Toilet Soap (e.g. Lux)

HW3X

HW3Y

HW4

Soap/other material available for washing hands

HW5A

Washing Soap (e.g. Key soap)

HW5B

Detergent (Powder / Liquid / Paste)

HW5C

Liquid handwashing soap

HW5E

HW5D

Toilet Soap (e.g. Lux)

HW5X

HW5Y

Not able / Does not want to show

SI1

Salt iodization test outcome

SI2

Has salt sample been collected

HHSEX

Sex of household head

HC12

Agricultural land in hactares

hhweight

Household sample weight

ethnicity

Ethnicity of household head

religion

Religion of household head

helevel

Education of household head

wscore

Wealth index score

windex5

Wealth index quintile

Total: 166

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