2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2000
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Reference ID
GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Sep 29, 2011
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- GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Ownership type (GH2000A_OWNER)
Data file: GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
216
End:
216
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A049">H06 Ownership type: Who owns this dwelling?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Owned by household member<br />[] 2 Being purchased<br />[] 3 Relative not household member<br />[] 4 Other private individual<br />[] 5 Private employer<br />[] 6 Other private agency<br />[] 7 Public/government ownership<br />[] 8 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Owned by household member |
| 2 | Being purchased |
| 3 | Relative not household member |
| 4 | Other private individual |
| 5 | Private employer |
| 6 | Other private agency |
| 7 | Public/government ownership |
| 8 | Other |
| 9 | Unknown |
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="GH00A049"><span class="em">H06. Ownership type: Who owns this dwelling?</span><br /><br />This question refers to the type of ownership of the living quarters themselves and not the land on which the living quarters stand. Type of ownership must not be confused with tenure, which is discussed in question H05. This question therefore collects information on:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a. Whether the living quarters are owned by the public sector (Central Government, Local Government, Public Corporation);<br />b. Whether the living quarters are privately owned (by individual households, private corporations, cooperatives, housing associations, etc.); and<br />c. Whether the living quarters are fully paid for, being purchased in instalments or mortgaged. The living quarters are classified by type of ownership as follows:</div><br /><br />1. Owned by household member: Where the living quarters is used wholly or partly for own occupation by the owner who owes nothing on the dwelling.<br /><br />2. Being purchased: Refers to living quarters that is being purchased and paid for by instalment e.g. under mortgaged arrangement, loans from banks or individuals by a household member<br /><br />3. Relative not member of household: Refers to living quarters owned by a person who is not member of the household but related to the household member(s).<br /><br />4. Other private individual: This category refers to the living quarters (housing units/compound) which are owned by other households/persons not related to the occupants.<br /><br />5. Private employer: This refers to living quarters (housing unit) that have been provided by the employer (private employer) to the household. The private employer may or may not own the housing unit.<br /><br />6. Other private agency: This refers to living quarters (housing unit) that are privately owned by other private agencies, corporations, cooperatives housing associations, estate developers, etc.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 53]</span><br /><br />7. Public/government ownership: Included in this category are living quarters owned by the public sector, such as the central government, local government, (district assemblies) public boards and corporations.<br /><br />8. Other (specify): All other types of ownership of living quarters which do not fall into the categories indicated above must be specified in the space provided.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the ownership type of the dwelling (not the land on which the living quarters stand).
Universe
Ghana 2000: Occupied private households [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD | IPUMS |