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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000
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Employment sector (GH2000A_EMPSECT)

Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 231
End: 231
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="GH00A420 GH00A421 GH00A422 GH00A423 GH00A424 GH00A425 GH00A426 GH00A427">P13 Type of activity: For P13 to P17; <span class="em">answer only for ages 7 years or older</span>. The answer should refer to the 7 days before census night:<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="GH00A424 GH00A425 GH00A426 GH00A427">[P14-P17 were asked of persons who did not work for pay or profit or family gain and P13b=1 or 2.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A427">P17 Employment sector: In what sector was (name) mainly working?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Public<br />[] 2 Private formal<br />[] 3 Private informal<br />[] 4 Semi-public/parastatal<br />[] 5 NGOs/International organisations<br />[] 6 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Public
2 Private formal
3 Private informal
4 Semi-public/parastatal
5 Non-governmental organisations/international organisations
6 Other
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
<span class="em">P13 Type of activity: questions are to be asked of only persons aged 7 years or older; and refer to the seven days before census night</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A427"><span class="em">P17 Employment sector: In what sector was (name) mainly working?</span><br /><br />This question relates to the sector of employment in which (name) is working. The following explanations of employment sectors have been given to guide you choose the appropriate option:<br /><br />1. Public: The public sector is made up of establishments that are largely regulated, owned or controlled by the central or local government e.g. Ministries, District Assemblies, NCWD, National Commission on Children, National Mobilization Programme, etc.<br /><br />2. Private formal: Establishments owned and controlled by private person(s). They are formal in the sense that they have established procedures for keeping records, recruitments, promotion and dismissal, e.g. Mobil, Shell, Darko Farms, Japan Motors, etc.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 47]</span><br /><br />3. Private Informal: These are establishments owned and controlled by private person(s). They are informal in the sense that they have no established procedures for keeping records, recruitment, promotion and dismissals e.g. Kumasi Magazine garages, Abossey Okai spare parts shops, Kejetia market trading, table tops, etc.<br /><br />4. Semi Public/Parastatal: These are corporations and boards that are partly owned or fully owned by the government. They do not however, depend on the consolidated fund or government funds. They normally generate their own income and have some autonomy e.g. ECG, VRA, Ghana Telecom.<br /><br />5. NGO's/International Organizations: These are non-profit making organisations which aim at providing services/facilities/assistance to the government and communities. There are two main types of NGO's<br /><div class="i1">i. The local NGO's e.g. Friends for the mentally retarded, Ghana Society for the<br /> Blind.<br />ii. International NGO's e.g. Save the Children Fund, International Needs, Water Aid, Help Age, World Vision International, ADRA, Care International, etc.</div><br /><br />International Organizations include the following: UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR, FAO, UNFPA, WHO, OAU, ECA, World Bank, etc.<br /><br />6. Other: e.g. religious groups.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the sector of employment in which the person is working.
Universe
Ghana 2000: Persons employed, unemployed, or had a job but did not work [discrepancies: none]

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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