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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Relationship (GH2010A_RELATE)

Data file: GHA2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 162

End: 163

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em"> A16a: Household roster.</span>
<br />[Question A16a applies to both the household and non-household population.]
<br />A -- Usual member(s) present on census night; B -- Visitor(s) present on census night.</p>
<div class="i1">Person ID _ _<br />Full name ________<br />Relationship to head</div><div class="i2">[] 01 Head<br />[] 02 Spouse (wife/husband)<br />[] 03 Child (son/daughter)<br />[] 04 Parent/parent in-law <br />[] 05 Son/daughter in-law<br />[] 06 Grandchild<br />[] 07 Brother/sister<br />[] 08 Step child<br />[] 09 Foster child<br />[] 10 Other relative<br />[] 11 Non-relative</div>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Head
02	Spouse (wife, husband)
03	Child (son, daughter)
04	Parent, parent in-law
05	Son, daughter in-law
06	Grandchild
07	Brother, sister
08	Step child
09	Adopted, foster child
10	Other relative
11	Non-relative
12	Group quarters, outdoor sleeper

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 relationship of the person with the household head.

Universe

Ghana 2010: All persons

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Concept

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