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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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Ethnicity (GH2000A_ETHNIC)

Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 193
End: 193
Width: 1
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><svar a="all" v="GH00A405 GH00A406">P05 Ethnicity: To which ethnic group does (name) belong? (Refer to appendix 3 for code list). _ _<br /><div class="i1">Mark the box with X in the column to make up your code.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Akan
2 Ga-adangbe
3 Ewe
4 Guan
5 Gurma
6 Mole-dagbani
7 Grusi
8 Mande
9 Others
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="GH00A405 GH00A406"><span class="em">P05 Ethnicity: To which ethnic group does (name) belong?</span><br /><br />This question relates to only Ghanaians by birth. Obtain from these persons what their ethnic group is and mark according to the number provided in the box. A list of ethnic groups in their alphabetical order and their codes has been provided in Appendix 3.<br /><br />For example, if the respondent is a Ga and the code No. is 20 for Ga, you must first write Ga in the space provided against "description" and then write the code number 20 in the boxes provided against "enter code" e.g. write ethnicity GA<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the ethnic group that a respondent belongs to.
Universe
Ghana 2000: Citizens by birth [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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