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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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Sex (GH2000A_SEX)

Data file: GHA2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 189
End: 189
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="GH00A402">P02 Sex: What is the sex of (name)?<br /><div class="i1">[] Male<br />[] Female</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
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">Sex:-</span> It is important to ask for the sex of the person when information is being given to you by a third person. Do not infer the sex from the name or names of the person. Bear in mind that some names can be misleading in this respect e.g. Kafui. Some people also use George as a short form of Georgina and Ben for Bernice.</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GH00A402"><span class="em">P02 Sex</span><br /><br />Two boxes are provided in this column. Mark X in the appropriate box according to whether the respondent is male = M or female = F. Copy this information from the household listing (A13). Note that for persons in group quarters you must ask. For example, if the respondent is male, mark "X" in one of the two boxes provided as shown below.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the gender of the respondent.
Universe
Ghana 2000: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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