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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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Living in place of enumeration since birth (GH2010A_SINCEBTH)

Data file: GHA2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 174
End: 174
Width: 1
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>P07. Living in this village/town.
<br />[P07 was asked of persons who were born in their current village or town (per P05).]</p>
<div class="i1">Has [the respondent] been living in this village or town since birth?</div><div class="i1">[] Yes [skip question P08]<br />[] No</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes, born here and still here
2 No, but born in the village
3 No, born outside the village
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 whether the person is living in the place of enumeration since birth.
Universe
Ghana 2010: All persons

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