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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- GHA2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Region of birth outside of this town or village (GH2000A_BPL)
Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
197
End:
198
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="GH00A405 GH00A406 GH00A407 GH00A408">[P05-P06 were asked of persons whose nationality are Ghanaian by birth.] <br /></svar></p>
<p><span class="h3">P06 Birthplace</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A407 GH00A408">P06a Born in the town/village: Was (name) born in this town or village? If yes go to P07<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />P06b Birthplace outside this town/village: In what region or country was (name) born?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01Western<br />[] 02 Central<br />[] 03 Greater Accra<br />[] 04 Volta<br />[] 05 Eastern<br />[] 06 Ashanti<br />[] 07 Brong Ahafo<br />[] 08 Northern<br />[] 09 Upper East<br />[] 10 Upper West<br />[] 96 Other ECOWAS States<br />[] 97 African other than ECOWAS<br />[] 98 Outside Africa</div><br /></svar>
<p><span class="h3">P06 Birthplace</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A407 GH00A408">P06a Born in the town/village: Was (name) born in this town or village? If yes go to P07<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />P06b Birthplace outside this town/village: In what region or country was (name) born?<br /><div class="i1">[] 01Western<br />[] 02 Central<br />[] 03 Greater Accra<br />[] 04 Volta<br />[] 05 Eastern<br />[] 06 Ashanti<br />[] 07 Brong Ahafo<br />[] 08 Northern<br />[] 09 Upper East<br />[] 10 Upper West<br />[] 96 Other ECOWAS States<br />[] 97 African other than ECOWAS<br />[] 98 Outside Africa</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Western |
| 02 | Central |
| 03 | Greater Accra |
| 04 | Volta |
| 05 | Eastern |
| 06 | Ashanti |
| 07 | Brong Ahafo |
| 08 | Northern |
| 09 | Upper East |
| 10 | Upper West |
| 96 | Other ECOWAS States |
| 97 | Africa other than ECOWAS |
| 98 | Outside Africa |
| 99 | 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
<span class="em">P06 Birthplace</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A408"><span class="em">P06b Birthplace outside this village/town: In what region or country was (name) born?</span><br /><br />As in P06a, the region or country of birth is the place in which the mother of the individual resided at the time of the person's birth and not where the birth actually took place.<br /><br />Note that for those born outside Ghana (foreign born), Code 96 is to be marked for persons who were born in other ECOWAS states; Code 97 for African country other than ECOWAS state (see Appendix 2) and mark code 98 for non-African countries.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A408"><span class="em">P06b Birthplace outside this village/town: In what region or country was (name) born?</span><br /><br />As in P06a, the region or country of birth is the place in which the mother of the individual resided at the time of the person's birth and not where the birth actually took place.<br /><br />Note that for those born outside Ghana (foreign born), Code 96 is to be marked for persons who were born in other ECOWAS states; Code 97 for African country other than ECOWAS state (see Appendix 2) and mark code 98 for non-African countries.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the region or country of birth in which the mother of the individual resided at the time of the person's birth and not where the birth actually took place.
Universe
Ghana 2000: Citizens born in another town or village in Ghana [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |