{"doc_desc":{"title":"Ghana Population and Housing Census 2000","idno":"DDI-GHA-GSS-PHC-2000-v1.0","producers":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","abbreviation":"GSS","affiliation":"Office of the President","role":"Compiling, reviewing and archiving the survey"}],"prod_date":"2008-04-14","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 (August 2008)"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"GHA-GSS-PHC-2000-v1.0","title":"Population and Housing Census 2000","alt_title":"PHC 2000"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","affiliation":"Office of the President"}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"National Population Council","affiliation":"Government of Ghana","role":"Technical Assistance in questionnaire design"},{"name":"Institute of Statistical,Social and Economic Research","affiliation":"University of Ghana","role":"Technical Assistance in questionnaire design & analysis"},{"name":"Ministry of Education","affiliation":"Government of  Ghana","role":"Technical Assistance in data collection"},{"name":"United States  Bureau of the Census","affiliation":"US State Department","role":"Technical Assistance in data analysis"},{"name":"Japanese Development Corproation","affiliation":"Government of Japan","role":"Technical Assistance in data processing"},{"name":"United Nations Fund for Population Activities","affiliation":"United Nations","role":"Technical Assistance in data analysis and dissemnation"}],"copyright":"Copyright \u00a9 2003 Ghana Statistical Service","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Government of Ghana","abbreviation":"GoG","role":"76 per cent of total funding"},{"name":"Department for International Development","abbreviation":"DFID","role":"Vehicles, Data capture equipment, generator"},{"name":"United Nations Fund for Population Activities","abbreviation":"UNFPA","role":"Technical assistance,  advocacy for donor support and funds"},{"name":"United States Agency for Interantional Development","abbreviation":"USAID","role":"Advocacy and funds"},{"name":"Japanese Development Coporation","abbreviation":"JICA","role":"Computers, Resident Consultant"},{"name":"Government of China","abbreviation":"GoC","role":"Motorbikes , bicycles"}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Dr. Grace Bediako","affiliation":"Ghana Statistical Service","email":"statservice@gmail.com","uri":"www.statsghana.org.gh"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Population and Housing Census [hh\/popcen]","series_info":"Population censuses have been conducted in Ghana at approximately ten-year intervals since 1891 except in 1941, when the series was interrupted as a result of World War II but was resumed in 1948.  The first post-independence census was conducted in 1960 and the next in 1970, with the expectation that a decennial census programme would be maintained.  Due to circumstances beyond the control of the statistical organisation, however, the third post-independence census could not be conducted until 1984.  Similarly, the next census which was expected to have been conducted in 1994 was delayed.  Only in 1995 was it possible to have the needed commitment to ensure the conduct of the fourth post-independence census which was scheduled for the year 2000.  \n\nThe 2000 Census was undertaken to update current information on the size, sex, age, composition and other characteristics of Ghana's population and to ascertain the specific changes in these characteristics which had taken place since the last census was conducted in 1984.  The Census was expected to ensure the continuation of a time series of demographic and socio-economic benchmark data at the national and sub-national levels and enhance the capability-building programme of the Statistical Service.\n\nThe main objective of the 2000 Population and Housing Census was to update the statistical information on the characteristics of the population of Ghana.  \n\nThe 2000 Population and Housing Census was the first time a full-scale housing census was conducted with a population census in one single operation."},"version_statement":{"version":"v1.0: Edited,anonymous dataset for pulic distribution.","version_date":"2003-09-15","version_notes":"Provisional results were released in November 2000. A second version focusing on  demographic and socio-economic trends\/Policy implication of population trends  was published in August 2005, (in two volumes). This final version has been edited and anonymised for domestic and international dissemination."},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Ghana 2000 Population and Housing Census","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Population and Housing Census","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Population Census","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Housing Census","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Age","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Sex","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Educational attainment","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Marrital status","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Religion","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"occupation","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"industry","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Construction materials","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"source of drinking water","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"source of lighting","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"disposal of solid waste","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"disposal of liquid waste","vocab":"","uri":""}],"topics":[{"topic":"censuses [14.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"employment [3.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"unemployment [3.5]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"EDUCATION [6]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"fertility [14.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"housing [10.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"The 2000 Census was undertaken to update current information on the size, sex, age, composition and other characteristics of Ghana's population and to ascertain the specific changes in these characteristics which had taken place since the last census was conducted in 1984.  The Census was expected to ensure the continuation of a time series of demographic and socio-economic benchmark data at the national and sub-national levels and enhance the capability-building programme of the Statistical Service.\n\nThe main objective of the 2000 Population and Housing Census was to update the statistical information on the characteristics of the population of Ghana.  \n\nThe 2000 Population and Housing Census is the first time a full-scale housing census was conducted with a population census in one single operation.","time_periods":[{"start":"2000-03","end":"2010-03","cycle":""}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2000-03-26","end":"2000-04-10","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Ghana","abbreviation":"GHA"}],"geog_coverage":"National","analysis_unit":"households, individuals and houses","universe":"The 2000 census covered de-facto population of Ghana on Census Night  (26 March 2000). These were all usual reidents,inmates of institutions, out-door sleepers immediately after midnight Census Night  Enumeration of the semi-stable floating population. Enumeration on Census Night of fishermen and other persons at sea and  other persons in Field Camps and all types of housing structures","data_kind":"Census\/enumeration data [cen]","notes":"The scope of t he Popultion and Housing Census includes:\n- HOUSEHOLD: Houshold characteristics, household listing,\n-PERSONS :Marital status, literacy,education, economic activity, Fertility for women aged 12 and above\n-HOUSING: Housing condition"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","abbreviation":"GSS","affiliation":"Office of the President"}],"sampling_procedure":"Total coverage","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"Consultation with Users\nWork on the census questionnaire started in 1998 bearing in mind the data needs of the country.  A simple questionnaire was sent to the ministries, relevant government departments, research institutions, relevant departments in the universities, private business associations and other users seeking information on the following:\n\u00b7\twhether the organization had used any previous census data\n\u00b7\tthe specific census data used\n\u00b7\twhat use the census data were put \n\u00b7\tany data that were needed but had not been provided in previous censuses\n\u00b7\tgeneral comments on population censuses.\nResponse to the questionnaire was encouraging; some respondents sent in the completed forms while others came over to discuss their data needs.\n\nSelection of Topics\nSelecting topics for inclusion in the questionnaire involved the review and consideration of the following:\n\u00b7\ttopics covered in the 1984 population census,\n\u00b7\trecommended topics from the United Nations Principles and Recommendations for the 2000 round of Population and Housing Censuses,\n\u00b7\tdata requests and suggestions from users  based on the answers to the questionnaire sent to them,\n\u00b7\tlist of users' requests compiled by the Statistical Service over a period of time.\n\nA number of meetings were held at both the Census Secretariat and the Technical Advisory Committee levels to discuss the topics and requests.  Decisions on topics for inclusion were based on the relevance of topics and the data needs of the country as well as practical considerations of application of concepts.\n\nThe final questionnaire consisted of 15 questions on housing characteristics and 20 questions on population covering the following areas:\n\u00b7\thousehold characteristics\n\u00b7\tgeographical location and internal migration\n\u00b7\tdemographic and social characteristics\n\u00b7\teconomic characteristics\n\u00b7\tliteracy and education\n\u00b7\tfertility and mortality.\n\nAll the population topics investigated in 1970 and 1984 censuses were maintained, because they were considered as still relevant to the country's data needs, especially in terms of maintaining a time series of socio-economic data.\nThe questionaires were published in English.","coll_situation":"A trial census was held in  4 selected districts in July 1999 for 10 days. This was followed by the  training of 5,400 trainers from January 24th- February 15th  2000. The trainers were to be come supervisors of th main census.\n\nA total of 27,100 enumerators were engaged for the census. The enumerators were sent out in teams of 5 under one supervisor. In all there were 220 senior field suppervisors  who worked in the 110 districts of t he country.\n\nThe fieldwork began on 19th March 2000 with identification of EA boundaries, listing of structures, enumeration of institutional population and floating population, and continued with the enumeration of the household population after Census Night (26th March 2000) for two weeks.  A mopping-up exercise to cover about 10 percent uncompleted areas, mainly in Accra and Tema, was carried out until the end of April.  The coverage of the population was mainly on de-facto basis, but a questionnaire item was provided to enable the usual resident population to be obtained.\n\nQuestionaires were in the English language but enumerators, as part of their trainning were encouraged to use the local language when the need arose.","act_min":"Interviewing teams comprised of 5 enumerators with one supervisor  per team.\n\nFor the main census, therefore, the decision was to have enumerators do the coding and have supervisor do the checking.  Senior supervisors were also expected to have a sample check of the work done by supervisors\n\nThe quality control rules for Supervisors were detailed to check the quality of work of Enumerators for the entire period of fieldwork.  The control activities started with the Supervisor going round with his\/her Enumerators to identify EA boundaries within his\/her Supervision Area (SA) and with other SAs.   In addition, Supervisors assessed the sizes and spread of the EAs and, where necessary, split them.  \n\nSupervisors' control of enumeration involved coverage, consistency and final checks, using the Field Supervisor's Record Book, in which the work of Enumerators was carefully recorded for monitoring.\n\nWith regard to coverage checks, Supervisors went round EAs and localities and counted houses, paying particular attention to corners and obscure places.   Supervisors randomly selected houses in each EA, identified the households and listed all the persons who slept there on the census night.  In addition, the Supervisor completely re-enumerated a randomly selected household and used the information to verify the coverage of each Enumerator's work.","weight":"No weights applied to the census dataset.","cleaning_operations":"The Census data editing was implemented at three levels:\n\n1. Field editing by interviewers and supervisors\n2. Office editing and coding\n3. Data cleaning and imputation\n\nData editing was partly manual and partly automatic.\n\nEditing of the census data involved correcting errors from the field and those introduced during the capturing process. Both Structural Edits and Within Record Edits were used to clean the census data.\n\na)\tStructural Edits\n\n- Structure edits check coverage and relationships between different units: persons, households, housing units, enumeration areas, etc. Specifically, they checked that:\n\u00b7\tall households and collective quarters records within an enumeration area were present and were in the proper order; \n\u00b7\tall occupied housing units have person records, but vacant units have no person records; \n\u00b7\thouseholds have neither duplicate person records, nor missing person records;\n\u00b7\tenumeration areas have neither duplicate nor missing housing records. \n\n- Each EA have the right geographic codes (region, district, locality, EA number, etc.)\n- Every housing unit in an EA is entered and every  record has a valid EA code\n\n\n The Structural edit looked at the following situations:\n\n\u00b7\tGeography edits\n\u00b7\tHierarchy of records\n\u00b7\tCorrespondence between housing and population records\n\u00b7\tEditing relationships in a household\n\u00b7\tFamily nuclei\n\n\nb)\tWithin Record Edits: This consisted of validity checks and consistency edits.\n\n\u00b7\tValidity checks: were performed to see if the values of individual variables are plausible or lie with a reasonable range.\n\n\u00b7\tConsistency edits were performed to ensure that there is coherence between two or more variables. \n\nThe Top-down editing approach, which starts by editing top priority variables, (such as age, sex, etc.) and moves sequentially through all variables in decreasing priority was used to edit the census data.\n\nThe Hot Deck or Dynamic Imputation was also used for both missing data and inconsistent\/invalid items.\n\nThe Census Secretariat carefully developed Editing and Imputation rules with written sets of consistency rules and corrections. These rules were translated into three CONCOR editing applications (Pop-Edit.exe, Hse-Edit.exe and Fertility.exe), which were used to 'clean' the data. This was done at the Regional level.","method_notes":"Data capture for the main census began on 21st August 2000, using three Kodak 9500D  document scanners.\n\nThe data capture involved scanning of the questionnaire, interpretation of the scanned marks, transfer of the data and loading the scanned data into an oracle database. Periodic backups of the data and images were made on compact tapes.\n\nThree 8-hour shift groups, each with a scanning assistant and a supervisor initially worked around the clock, 7 days a week for the first 4 months.  Later, the duration of work was changed to a 6-day working week for the remaining 8 of the 12 months that the scanning of the census questionnaires took to complete."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"100 per cent","sampling_error_estimates":"No sampling errors","data_appraisal":"A post Enumeration Survey (PES) was conducted  to assess the extent of coverage and content error.\n ( See Adminstration Report )"}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) requires all users to keep information and data strictly confidential. In this regard, before being granted access to datasets, all users have to formally agree to observe the following:\n1)\tTo make no copies of any files or portions of files to which access has been granted except with the authorization by GSS\n2)\tNot to willfully identify any individual or household or establishment in the dataset\n3)\tTo hold in strictest confidence the identification of any individual or household or establishment that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed should be immediately brought to the attention of GSS.","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"The Government Statistician","affiliation":"Ghana Statistical Service","email":"Data editing was partly manual and partly automatic. Data editing was partly manual and partly automatic. statservice@gmail.com","uri":"www.statsghana.gov.gh"}],"cit_req":"\"Ghana Statistical Service, Population and Housing Survey 2000(PHC 2000),  Version 1.0 of the public use dataset (August 2005), provided by The Ghana Statistical Service. www.statsghana.org.gh","conditions":"Three levels of accessibility are considered by GSS: \n\n1) Public use files, accessible by all\n2) Licensed datasets, accessible under certain conditions\n3) Datasets only accessible on location, for certain datasets\n\n\nThe following terms and conditions apply: \n\n1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other\nindividuals, institutions, or organizations without the written agreement of\nGSS.\n2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only.\nThey will be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not\nfor investigation of specific individuals or organizations.\n3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be\nmade of the identity of any person or establishment discovered\ninadvertently. Any such discovery would immediately be reported to the\nGSS.\n4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the\nGSS with other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.\n5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or\nother publications that employ data obtained from the GSS would cite the source of data in accordance with the Citation statement provided with the dataset\n6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested\ndata will be sent to the GSS.","disclaimer":"The original collector of the data, GSS and any producers or sponsors cited in this document bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses."}}},"schematype":"survey"}