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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- GHA2010_PHC-H-H
- GHA2010_PHC-P-H
Region or country of birth (GH2010A_BPL)
Data file: GHA2010_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
172
End:
173
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions P00-P20 were asked for persons in both the household and non-household populations.]</p>
<p>[Questions P04 and P05 were asked of all persons who responded that they were Ghanaian by birth, or of dual nationality (responses of 01-02 for P03).]</p>
<p>P05. Was [the respondent] born in this village/town?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes [skip question P06]<br />[] No</div><p>P06. In what region or country was [the respondent] born?</p>
<div class="i1">[For all persons who were not born in this village/town (response of "no" to P05).]<br />[After responding to question P06, skip to P08.]<br />[] 01 Western<br />[] 02 Central<br />[] 03 Greater Accra<br />[] 04 Volta<br />[] 05 Eastern <br />[] 06 Ashanti<br />[] 07 Brong Ahafo<br />[] 08 Northern<br />[] 09 Upper East<br />[] 10 Upper West<br />[] 11 Nigeria<br />[] 12 Liberia<br />[] 13 Sierra Leone<br />[] 14 Gambia<br />[] 15 Togo<br />[] 16 Burkina Faso<br />[] 17 Cote d'Ivoire<br />[] 18 Other ECOWAS states<br />[] 19 African, other than ECOWAS<br />[] 20 Europe<br />[] 21 Americas (North, South/Caribbean)<br />[] 22 Asia<br />[] 23 Oceania</div><div class="i1">Go to P08.</div>
<p>[Questions P04 and P05 were asked of all persons who responded that they were Ghanaian by birth, or of dual nationality (responses of 01-02 for P03).]</p>
<p>P05. Was [the respondent] born in this village/town?</p>
<div class="i1">[] Yes [skip question P06]<br />[] No</div><p>P06. In what region or country was [the respondent] born?</p>
<div class="i1">[For all persons who were not born in this village/town (response of "no" to P05).]<br />[After responding to question P06, skip to P08.]<br />[] 01 Western<br />[] 02 Central<br />[] 03 Greater Accra<br />[] 04 Volta<br />[] 05 Eastern <br />[] 06 Ashanti<br />[] 07 Brong Ahafo<br />[] 08 Northern<br />[] 09 Upper East<br />[] 10 Upper West<br />[] 11 Nigeria<br />[] 12 Liberia<br />[] 13 Sierra Leone<br />[] 14 Gambia<br />[] 15 Togo<br />[] 16 Burkina Faso<br />[] 17 Cote d'Ivoire<br />[] 18 Other ECOWAS states<br />[] 19 African, other than ECOWAS<br />[] 20 Europe<br />[] 21 Americas (North, South/Caribbean)<br />[] 22 Asia<br />[] 23 Oceania</div><div class="i1">Go to P08.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Western |
| 02 | Central |
| 03 | Greater Accra |
| 04 | Volta |
| 05 | Eastern |
| 06 | Ashanti |
| 07 | Brong Ahafo |
| 08 | Northern |
| 09 | Upper East |
| 10 | Upper West |
| 11 | Nigeria |
| 12 | Liberia |
| 13 | Sierra Leone |
| 14 | Gambia |
| 15 | Togo |
| 16 | Burkina Faso |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 18 | Other ECOWAS states |
| 19 | African, other than ECOWAS |
| 20 | Europe |
| 21 | Americas (North, South, Caribbean) |
| 22 | Asia |
| 23 | Oceania |
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 region or country of birth.
Universe
Ghana 2010: All persons
concept
Concept