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2010 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2010
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GHA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, IPUMS
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Former household members 15+ living outside for 6+ months (GH2010A_EMIG6MO)

Data file: GHA2010_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 203
End: 203
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Emigration outside the country</span>
<br />[Questions E01 to E02 were asked of all non-vacant households in the household population.]
<br />Answer for all former household members 15 years and older who have been living continuously for 6 months or more outside Ghana (or intends to do so).</p>

<p>E01. Has any former member of this household been living continuously for 6 months or more outside Ghana?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><div class="i1">If no, go to P00.</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the number of former household members over 15 years of age living outside for more than six months.
Universe
Ghana 2010: Occupied private households [discrepancies: none]

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