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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000
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GHA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Tenure or holding arrangement (GH2000A_TENURE)

Data file: GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 215
End: 215
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A048">H05 Tenure/holding arrangement: What is the present holding/tenancy arrangement for this dwelling?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Owning<br />[] 2 Renting<br />[] 3 Rent-free<br />[] 4 Perching</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Owning
2 Renting
3 Rent-free
4 Perching
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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="GH00A048"><span class="em">H05: Tenure/holding arrangement: What is the present holding/tenancy arrangement with regard to this household?</span><br /><br />Tenure refers to the arrangements under which the household occupies all or part of the living quarters (housing unit or compound).<br /><br />The classification of households by tenure is as follows:-<br />1. Owning: Where the household or a member of the household owns the living quarters (housing unit or compound). This category includes housing units that are being purchased.<br /><br />2. Renting: Refers to an arrangement where some amount is paid periodically (weekly, monthly, etc.) for the space (living quarters) occupied by the household. It includes situations where (i) members of a household rents all or part of the housing unit/compound as a main tenant or (ii) member of a household rents part of housing unit/compound as a sub-tenant.<br /><br />3. Rent-Free: Refers to a situation where the household occupies their premises (living quarter) rent-free (i.e. free from cash rent) with or without the permission of the owner.<br /><br />4. Perching: Perching generally refers to an arrangement where a person/household moves in to join another household in their living quarters, usually for a short term duration (on temporary basis) while the former makes arrangements to relocate.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the arrangements under which the household occupies all or part of the dwelling.
Universe
Ghana 2000: Occupied private households [discrepancies: type I 0.1%; type II none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
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