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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Main reasons for birth registration (BR2B)

Data file: children under 5 years

Overview

Valid: 3003

Invalid: 4623

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 55

End: 55

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

What is the main reason why (name's) birth is not registered

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Costs too much	492	16.4%
2	Must travel too far	445	14.8%
3	Did not know it should be registered	696	23.2%
4	Did not want to pay fine	73	2.4%
5	Did not find it important	347	11.6%
6	Do not know where to register	365	12.2%
7	Other (specify)	493	16.4%
8	DK	92	3.1%
Sysmiss		4623

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.

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