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2000 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2000
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Religion (GH2000A_RELIG)

Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 211
End: 211
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A413">P09 Religion: What is (name's) religious affiliation?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Catholic<br />[] 2 Protestant<br />[] 3 Pentecostal/Charismatic<br />[] 4 Other Christians<br />[] 5 Islam<br />[] 6 Traditional<br />[] 7 No religion<br />[] 8 Other</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Catholic
2 Protestant
3 Pentecostal/Charismatic
4 Other Christians
5 Islam
6 Traditional
7 No religion
8 Other
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="GH00A413"><span class="em">P09 Religion: What is (name's) religious affiliation?</span><br /><br />Write in the cross check header code the appropriate answer and mark X in the box provided against the mentioned religious affiliation.<br /><br />Four types of Christians are categorised:<br /><div class="i1">1. Catholic - Christians who belong to the Catholic faith<br /><br />2. Protestant - These are made up of mainly the Churches that belong the<br />Christian Council and include; Anglican, Methodist, Presbytarian, AME Zion, Lutheran, E.P. Church, Salvation Army, F'eden Church, etc.<br /><br />3. Pentecostal/Charismatic- It comprises Churches which are mainly under the Ghana Pentecostal Council and include: the Apostolic Church, Foursquare Gospel Church, Christ Apostolic Church, Assemblies of God, Church of Pentecost, International Central Gospel Church, Action Chapel, Praise Valley Temple, Rhema Christian Centre, Word Miracle Church International, International Bible Worship Centre, Victory Bible Church, Jubilee International Church, Light House Chapel, etc.</div><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 39]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">4. Other Christian - Other Christians include members of the SDA Church,<br />Mosama Disco Christo Church, Church of Christ, Kristo Asafo, Odifo Nkansah/Awoyo, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jehovah Witness, Church Universal and Triumphant, Salvation Army, etc.<br /><br />5. Islam (Moslem) - These are made up of people who mainly use the Holy<br />Quoran as their book of instruction. They include the following sects: Al-Suna, Tijani, Alhamadiyya and orthodox Moslems<br /><br />6. Traditional Religion- Includes all the indigenous Ghanaian religions like the<br />worship of "abosom" or "small gods" "tigare", Africania Religion and other different forms of ancestor worship.<br /><br />7. No Religion - Some people do not have any religious beliefs and thus do<br />not belong to any religion.<br /><br />8. Other Specify - These include Eckankar, Bahai, Hinduism, Buddhism,<br />Hare-Khrisna, Yoga and all Transcedental Meditation religions.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the religion of the person.
Universe
Ghana 2000: All persons

concept

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