Living Standards Survey, 2008
Ghana, 2008
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GHA_2008_LSS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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- com-sec1dq7_13
- com-sec1eq14_20
- com-sec1fq21_25
- com-sec2aq1_8
- com-sec2bq1_6
- com-sec2bq7_12
- com-sec2cq1_10
- com-sec3aq2_4
- com-sec3bq1
- com-sec4q2_6
- com-sec4q4mj
- com-sec5q1_2
- com-sec5unit
- com-sec6aq1_10
- com-sec6aq11_16
- com-sec6bq1
- com-sec6bq7
- com-sec6cq1_14
- com-sec7aq1_7
- com-sec7bq1_3
- com-sec7bq4_5
- com-sec7cq1_5
- com-sec8aq1_8
- com-sec8bq1_8
- com-sec8cq1_2
- com-sec8cq3_5
- com-sec9bq5_10
- com-sec11aq10_17
- com-sec11bq1_3
- com-sec11dq1_8
- com-sec11eq1_9
- com-sec12a
- com-sec12aq1_6
- com-sec12aq7_14
- com-sec12aq15_20
- com-sec12aq21_26
- com-sec12aq27_32
- com-sec12bq1_2
- com-sec12cq1_3
- com-sec13q1_8
- com-sec14q1_8
- com-sec14q9_13
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household
weight and
locality - sec1
- sec2a
- sec2b
- sec2c
- sec3a
- sec3b
- sec3c
- sec3d
- sec3e
- sec3f
- sec3g
- sec3h
- sec3i
- sec3j
- sec3k
- sec4a
- sec4b
- sec4c
- sec4d
- sec4e
- sec4f
- sec4g
- sec5a
- sec5b
- sec6a
- sec6b
- sec7a
- sec7b
- sec7c
- sec7d
- sec7e
- sec7f1
- sec7f2
- sec7g
- sec7h
- sec7i
- sec7j1
- sec7j2
- sec7k
- sec7l
- sec7m
- sec7n1
- sec7n2
- sec8a1
- sec8a2
- sec9a
- sec9b
- sec9c1
- sec9c2
- sec9d
- sec9e
- sec9f
- sec9g
- sec9h1
- sec9h2
- sec9i
- sec10a
- sec10b
- sec10c
- sec11a
- sec11b
- sec11c1
- sec11c2
- sec11d
- sec12a
- sec12b
- sec12c
- sec12d
- sec12e
- sec12f
- sec12g
- sec13a
- sec13b
- sec13c
- sec14a
- sec14b
main occupation (s4eq6)
Data file: sec4e
Overview
Valid:
2337
Invalid:
320
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
19
End:
22
Width:
4
Range:
0 - 6210
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | never worked | 870 |
37.2%
|
| 2 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 6 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 9 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 11 | army | 1 |
0%
|
| 12 | navy | 0 |
0%
|
| 13 | air force | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | police | 1 |
0%
|
| 21 | private security personnel | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 54 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 74 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 91 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 111 | legislators | 40 |
1.7%
|
| 112 | senior government officials | 0 |
0%
|
| 113 | traditional chiefs and heads of villages | 1 |
0%
|
| 114 | senior officials of special interest organisations | 1 |
0%
|
| 121 | directors and chief executives | 0 |
0%
|
| 122 | production and operations department managers | 0 |
0%
|
| 123 | other departmental managers | 0 |
0%
|
| 131 | general managers | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 211 | physicists,chemist and related professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 212 | mathematicians,statisticiansand related professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 213 | computing professionals | 1 |
0%
|
| 214 | architects,engineers and related professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 221 | life science professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 222 | health professionals(except)nursing | 0 |
0%
|
| 223 | nursing and midwifery professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 231 | college,university and and higher education teaching profess | 1 |
0%
|
| 232 | secondary education teaching professionals | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 233 | primary and pre-primary education teaching professionals | 25 |
1.1%
|
| 234 | special education teaching professionals | 1 |
0%
|
| 235 | other teaching professionals | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 241 | business professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 242 | legal professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 243 | archivists,librarians and related information professionals | 1 |
0%
|
| 244 | social sciences and related professionals | 1 |
0%
|
| 245 | writers and creative or performing artists | 1 |
0%
|
| 246 | religious professionals | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 311 | physical and engineering science technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 312 | computer associate professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 313 | optical and electronic equipment operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 314 | ship and aircraft controllers and technicians | 0 |
0%
|
| 315 | safety and quality inspectors | 0 |
0%
|
| 321 | life science technicians and related associate professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 322 | modern health associate professionals(except nursing) | 0 |
0%
|
| 323 | nursing and midwifery associate professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 324 | traditional medicine practitioners and faith-healers | 0 |
0%
|
| 331 | primary education teaching associate professionals | 4 |
0.2%
|
| 332 | pre-primary education teaching associate professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 333 | special education teaching associate professionals | 1 |
0%
|
| 334 | other teaching associate professionals | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 341 | finance and sales associate professionals | 1 |
0%
|
| 342 | business services agents and trade brokers | 0 |
0%
|
| 343 | administrative associate professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 344 | customs, tax and related government associate professionals | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 345 | police inspectors and detectives | 1 |
0%
|
| 346 | social work associate professionals | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 347 | artistic,entertainment and sports associate professional | 1 |
0%
|
| 348 | religious associate professionals | 0 |
0%
|
| 411 | secretaries and keyboard -operating clerks | 4 |
0.2%
|
| 412 | numerical clerks | 0 |
0%
|
| 413 | material-recording and transport clerks | 0 |
0%
|
| 414 | library,mail and related clerks | 0 |
0%
|
| 419 | other office clerks | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 421 | cashiers,tellers and related clerks | 1 |
0%
|
| 422 | client information clerks | 0 |
0%
|
| 511 | travel attendants and related workers | 1 |
0%
|
| 512 | housekeeping and restaurant service workers | 20 |
0.9%
|
| 513 | personal care and related workers | 15 |
0.6%
|
| 514 | other personal service workers | 4 |
0.2%
|
| 515 | astrologers,fortune-tellers and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 516 | protective services workers | 1 |
0%
|
| 521 | fashion and other models | 27 |
1.2%
|
| 522 | shop salespersons and demonstrators | 27 |
1.2%
|
| 523 | stall and market salespersons | 161 |
6.9%
|
| 611 | market gardeners and crop growers | 497 |
21.3%
|
| 612 | market-oriented animal producers and related workers | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 613 | market-oriented crop and animal producers | 24 |
1%
|
| 614 | forestery and related workers | 4 |
0.2%
|
| 615 | fishery workers,hunters and trappers | 47 |
2%
|
| 620 | subsistence agricultural and fishery workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 621 | subsistence agricultural and fishery workers | 46 |
2%
|
| 711 | miners,shot-firers,stonecutters and carvers | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 712 | building frame and related trades workers | 8 |
0.3%
|
| 713 | building finishers and related trades workers | 7 |
0.3%
|
| 714 | painters,building structure cleaners and related trade worke | 4 |
0.2%
|
| 721 | metal moulders,welders,sheet-metalworkers,structural-metal p | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 722 | blacksmiths,toolmakers and related trades workers | 1 |
0%
|
| 723 | machinery mechanics and fitters | 8 |
0.3%
|
| 724 | electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters | 7 |
0.3%
|
| 731 | precision workers in metal and related materials | 1 |
0%
|
| 732 | potters,glass-makers and related trades workers | 1 |
0%
|
| 733 | handicraft workers in wood,textile,leather and related mater | 19 |
0.8%
|
| 734 | printing and related trades workers | 1 |
0%
|
| 741 | food processing and related trades workers | 124 |
5.3%
|
| 742 | wood treaters,cabinet-makers and related trades workers | 12 |
0.5%
|
| 743 | textile,garment and related trades workers | 43 |
1.8%
|
| 744 | felt,leather and shoe making trades workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 811 | mining and mineral-processing plant operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 812 | metal-processing plant operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 813 | glass,ceramics and related plant operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 814 | wood processing and papermaking plant operators | 1 |
0%
|
| 815 | chemical processing plant operators | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 816 | power production and related plant operators | 1 |
0%
|
| 817 | automated assembly-line and industrial robot operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 821 | metal and mineral products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 822 | chemical products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 823 | rubber and plastic products machine operators | 1 |
0%
|
| 824 | wood products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 825 | printing,binding and paper products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 826 | textile,fur and leather products machine operators | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 827 | food and related products machine operators | 0 |
0%
|
| 828 | assemblers | 0 |
0%
|
| 829 | other machine operators and assemblers | 1 |
0%
|
| 831 | locomotive engine-drivers and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 832 | motor vehicle drivers | 30 |
1.3%
|
| 833 | agricultural and other mobile plant operators | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 834 | ships' deck crews and related workers | 0 |
0%
|
| 910 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 911 | street vendors and related workers | 99 |
4.2%
|
| 912 | shoe cleaning and other street services' elemantary occupati | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 913 | domestic and related helpers,cleaners and launderers | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 914 | building caretakers,window and related cleaners | 0 |
0%
|
| 915 | messengers,potters doorkeepers and related workers | 12 |
0.5%
|
| 916 | garbage collectors and related labourers | 0 |
0%
|
| 921 | agricultural,fishery and related labourers | 28 |
1.2%
|
| 931 | mining and construction labourers | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 932 | manufacturing labourers | 6 |
0.3%
|
| 933 | transport labourers and freight handlers | 5 |
0.2%
|
| 1511 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 1531 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 1820 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 5219 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 5220 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 5252 | 4 |
0.2%
|
|
| 5259 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 5520 | 2 |
0.1%
|
|
| 6210 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| Sysmiss | 320 |
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.