{"doc_desc":{"title":"Population and Housing Census 2010 - Ghana","idno":"DDI-GHA-GSS-PHC-2010-v1.0","producers":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","abbreviation":"GSS","affiliation":"autonomous","role":"Documentation of the study"}],"prod_date":"2012-07-09","version_statement":{"version":"Version1.0 (July 2012)"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"GHA-GSS-PHC-2010-v1.0","title":"Population and Housing Census 2010 - Ghana","alt_title":"GPHC 2010"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","affiliation":"Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning"}],"oth_id":[{"name":"Ministry of Education","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ministry of Information","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Information Services Department","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Education Service","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ministry of Defence","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Armed Forces","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ministry of Interior","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Police Service","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Immigration Service","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Civil Aviation","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Airport Authority","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Fire Service","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Customs Excise and Preventive Service","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Prisons Service","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ministry of Health","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ministry of Local Government","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"District Assemblies","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Electoral Commission","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ghana Highways Authority","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Survey Department","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"","affiliation":"","email":"","role":"Technical assistance"}],"production_statement":{"producers":[{"name":"Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning","affiliation":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"Ministry of Education","affiliation":"","role":"Technical assistance"},{"name":"United Nations Fund for Population Activiities","affiliation":"","role":"Technical assistance"}],"copyright":"Copyright \u00a9 2011 Ghana Statistical Service","funding_agencies":[{"name":"Government of Ghana","abbreviation":"GoG","role":""},{"name":"United Nations Fund for Population Activities","abbreviation":"UNFPA","role":"Technical assistance and material support."},{"name":"United Nations Development Programme","abbreviation":"UNDP","role":"Technical assistance and material support."},{"name":"Department for International Development","abbreviation":"DFID","role":"Technical assistance and material support."},{"name":"United Nations Children Fund","abbreviation":"UNICEF","role":"Technical assistance and material support."},{"name":"Danish International Development Agency","abbreviation":"DANIDA","role":"Technical assistance and material support."},{"name":"Republic of China","abbreviation":"GoC","role":"Technical assistance and material support."}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"The Government Statistician","affiliation":"Ghana Statistical Service ","email":"gsoffice@statsghana.gov.gh","uri":"www.statsghana.gov.gh"},{"name":"Head, Data Management Unit","affiliation":"Ghana Statistical Service ","email":"dsar@statsghana.gov.gh","uri":"www.statsghana.gov.gh"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Population and Housing Census [hh\/popcen]","series_info":"The first semblance of a national census was undertaken by the colonial administration since 1891 at approximately ten year interval. Prior to that, local chiefs counted their subjects in their own areas.  The series was continued until 1941 when it was interrupted as a result of World War II but was resumed in 1948. The 2010 Population and Housing Census (PHC) is the fifth Population Census in Ghana since independence in 1957 and was undertaken to follow the ten year interval. The previous censuses were conducted in 1960, 1970, 1984 and 2000. Failure to keep to decennial Censuses in 1980 and 1994 was due to the political and economic challenges then facing the country.\n\n The 2010 PHC was the second time that Population Census and Housing Census have been conducted as a combined exercise. The first Population Census combined with Housing Census was carried out in 2000.  \n\n\nThe 2010 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 2000.  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 2010 Population and Housing Census was to update the statistical information on the characteristics of the population of Ghana.  \n\nThere were four main operatnal area:\n\n- Methodology\n- Cartography\n- Field \n- Operational and Logistics\n- Data processing (dataentry\/scanning, editing, tabulation and analysis)"},"version_statement":{"version":"v1.0: Raw sample data, obtained from data entry, for office use only","version_date":"2011-12-12","version_notes":"This is the first version of the sample dataset"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"Census","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"2010","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Housing","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Household","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"head of household","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Roster","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Emigration","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Population","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Age","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Sex","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Religion","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Education","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Literacy","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"ethnicity","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Marital Status","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Occupation","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Industry","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Employment sector","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Employment status","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Disability","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"ICT","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Fertility","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"birth","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Children ever born","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Children surviving","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Children born in the past 12 months","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Mortality","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Agriculture","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Crop farming","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Tree growing","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Livestock rearing","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Fish farming","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Type of dwelling","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Outer wall","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Floor","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Roof","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Tenure","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Ownership","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Rooms","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Lighting","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Water","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Cooking fuel","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Cooking space","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Bathing facility","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Toilet","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"waste disposal","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Community facilities","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"Region","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"residence","vocab":"","uri":""}],"topics":[{"topic":"censuses [14.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"information technology [16.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"basic skills education [6.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"agricultural, forestry and rural industry [2.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"fertility [14.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"morbidity and mortality [14.4]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"housing [10.1]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"},{"topic":"economic conditions and indicators [1.2]","vocab":"CESSDA","uri":"http:\/\/www.nesstar.org\/rdf\/common"}],"abstract":"The 2010 Census was undertaken to update current information on the size, sex, age, composition and \nother characteristics of Ghana's population and to ascertain the specific changes in these characteristics \nwhich had taken place since the last census was conducted in 2000. The Census was expected to \nensure the continuation of a time series of demographic and socio-economic benchmark data at the \nnational and sub-national levels and enhance the capability-building programme of the Statistical Service. \n\nThe main objective of the 2010 Population and Housing Census was to update the statistical information \non the characteristics of the population of Ghana. \n\nThe 2010 Population and Housing Census is the second time a full-scale housing census was conducted \nwith a population census in one single operation.","time_periods":[{"start":"2010-09-26","end":"2020-09-26","cycle":"10"}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2010-09-26","end":"2010-10-22","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Ghana","abbreviation":"GHA"}],"geog_coverage":"National coverage","geog_unit":"The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is the Enumeration Area which is the small geographical unit covered by each Census Enumerator.","analysis_unit":"Households (including household emigrants, ameneties and agricultural activities)\nIndividuals (including females 12 years and older and females 12-54 years)\ncommunities (including education, health and sanitation facilities)","universe":"The 2010 census covered a de-facto population count of  Ghana on Census Night  (26th September 2010). These were all usual residents, infants sick as well as the mentally challenged,  inmates of institutions.  out-door sleepers and all persons who spend census night within the boarders of Ghana, semi-stable floating population enumeration was done immediately after midnight of Census Night.   Enumeration was done on Census Night of fishermen, other persons at sea and  other persons in Field Camps. \n\nAll types of housing structures were listed a week before the census night.\n\nAll enumeration of institutional population was done a week before the Census Night","data_kind":"Census\/enumeration data [cen]","notes":"The scope of the Population and  Housing Census includes:\n\nHOUSING: Housing conditions and community facilities\n \nHOUSEHOLD: Houshold characteristics, absentees, emigrants, ICT use and agricultural activities \n\nPERSONS: Marital status, literacy, education, economic activity, disability and  use of ICT, fertility for women aged 12 and above and women 12 years and older"},"method":{"data_collection":{"data_collectors":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","abbreviation":"GSS","affiliation":""},{"name":"Ministry of Education","abbreviation":"MOF","affiliation":""}],"sampling_procedure":"There was no sampling","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"research_instrument":"PHC-1A: Household questionnaire - admistered to household population. This questionnaire includes modules on Household roster, Usual household members absent, Emigration, Population, Mortality, ICT, Agriculture and Housing\n\nPHC-1A Usual Members Absent Continuation Sheet\n\nPHC-1A Emigration Continuation Sheet\n\nPHC-1B: Group quarter questionnaire - administered to homeless households and group quarter population. This excludes usual members absent, emigration, mortality, ICT at household level, agricultural and housing modules. \n\nPHC-1C: Group quarter questionnaire which was administered to individual members and later transferred to PHC-1B questionnaire\n\nPHC-3: EA Result Sheet - Captured summary information on population by sex  and the number of localities in each Enumeration Area (EA). \n\nPHC-4: Final Summary Sheet - Captured summary information on the number of residential structures, number of households, population by sex and household and non-household population and the availability of telecommunication, education, health and toilet facilities in the locality.","coll_situation":"A trial census was held in  6 selected districts in November 2009 for 10 days. This was followed by the  training of Trainiong of Trainers. The trainers were to be come supervisors of th main census.\n\nThe fieldwork began on 20th September 2010 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 Septmber 2010) for three weeks.  A mopping-up exercise to cover about 10 percent uncompleted areas, mainly in selected Districts, was carried out until the end of November.  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":"The 2010 Population and Housing Census had these levels of supervision:\n\nField Operations Coordinator (a member of the National Census Coordinating Team in Accra) who was responsible for the entire field operation;\n\nAt the Regional level, the highest authority was the Regional Census Officer, who was responsible for all aspects of census work as well as the overall supervision of census operations in the region.  He\/she was assisted by the Assistant Regional Census Officer;\n\nEach Administrative District was under the supervision of a District Census Officer (DCO).  The DCO was assisted by a number of Senior Field Supervisors;\n\nEach District was divided into Supervision Areas, each of which was under one Field Supervisor.  A Field Supervisor had between five and seven Enumerators to supervise.","weight":"There are no weights applied to the census dataset.","cleaning_operations":"The Census data editing was implemented at three levels:\n1. Field editing by interviewers and supervisors\n2. Office editing and coding of occupation and industry\n3. Data cleaning and imputation\n\nData editing was partly manual and partly automatic. Occupation and Industry coding was done by the Field Supervisors but they were edited in the office after the field work. The questionnaire reference numbers were also reviewed as part of the preparatory activities before scanning.","method_notes":"The data was captured using the scanning technology.\n\nData capture for the main census began in July 2011, using Fujitsu 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 6 months.  Later, the duration of work was changed to a  12-hour shift for the remaining of the period that the scanning of the census questionnaires took to complete."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"100 per cent","sampling_error_estimates":"There was no sampling.","data_appraisal":"A post Enumeration Survey (PES) was conducted to assess the extent of coverage and content error.\n( See Adminstrative Report )"}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"conf_dec":[{"txt":"Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) requires all users to keep information and data strictly confidential.\n In this regard, before being granted access to datasets, all users have to formally agree to observe the following:\n \n1) To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which access has been \ngranted except with the authorization by GSS\n\n2) Not to willfully identify any individual or household or establishment in the dataset\n\n3) To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any individual or household or \nestablishment that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, \nor analysis. \nSuch inadvertent identification revealed should be immediately brought \nto the attention of GSS.","required":"yes","form_no":"","uri":""}],"contact":[{"name":"The Government Statistician","affiliation":"","email":"gsoffice@statsghana.gov.gh","uri":"www.statsghana.gov.gh"},{"name":"Head, Data Management Unit","affiliation":"","email":"dsar@statsghana.gov.gh","uri":"www.statsghana.gov.gh"}],"cit_req":"\"Ghana Statistical Service, Population and Housing Census 2010 (PHC 2010), \n Version 1.0 of the public use dataset (December 2011), provided by the Ghana \nStatistical Service. www.statsghana.gov.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\n \n \nThe following terms and conditions apply: \n \n1. The data and other materials will not be redistributed or sold to other individuals, \ninstitutions, or organizations without the written agreement of GSS.\n2. The data will be used for statistical and scientific research purposes only. They \nwill be used solely for reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation \nof specific individuals or organizations.\n3. No attempt will be made to re-identify respondents, and no use will be made of \nthe identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. Any such \ndiscovery would immediately be reported to the GSS.\n4. No attempt will be made to produce links among datasets provided by the GSS \nwith other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations.\n5. Any books, articles, conference papers, theses, dissertations, reports, or other \npublications that employ data obtained from the GSS would cite the source of data \nin accordance with the Citation statement provided with the dataset.\n6. An electronic copy of all reports and publications based on the requested data \nwill be sent to the GSS.","disclaimer":"The original collector of the data, GSS and any producers or sponsors cited in this \ndocument bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or \ninferences based upon such uses."}}},"schematype":"survey"}