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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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Main source of water for domestic purposes (GH2010A_WATSRC)

Data file: GHA2010_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 235
End: 236
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[H08- H12 and H13a were asked of all non-vacant households.]</p>

<p>H09: Water supply</p>

<p>H09b. What is the main source of water used by your household for other domestic purposes such as cooking and washing?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Pipe-borne inside dwelling<br />[] 02 Pipe-borne outside dwelling<br />[] 03 Public tap/standpipe<br />[] 04 Borehole/pump/tube well<br />[] 05 Protected well<br />[] 06 Rain water<br />[] 07 Protected spring<br />[] 08 Tanker supply/vendor provided<br />[] 09 Unprotected well<br />[] 10 Unprotected spring<br />[] 11 River/stream<br />[] 12 Dugout/pond/lake/dam/canal<br />[] 13 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Pipe-borne inside dwelling
02 Pipe-borne outside dwelling
03 Public tap, standpipe
04 Bore-hole, pump, tube well
05 Protected well
06 Rain water
07 Protected spring
08 Tanker supply, vendor provided
09 Unprotected well
10 Unprotected spring
11 River, Stream
12 Dugout, pond, lake, dam, canal
13 Other
99 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 main source of water used for domestic purposes in the household.
Universe
Ghana 2010: Occupied private households [discrepancies: none]

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