$TITLE "Dictionary for Ghana household data" 00001000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00002000 * * *00003000 * /\ * *00004000 * / //\\ \ World Fertility Survey * Ghana *00005000 * // ///\\\ \\ * Fertility Survey *00006000 * ////// \\\\\\ International * *00007000 * //// \\\\ Statistical * *00008000 * // \\ Institute * *00009000 * \\\\\\\ /////// * *00010000 * \\ /// 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens * *00011000 * \\\\\\ ////// London SW1W 0BS * Dictionary for *00012000 * \\ /// United Kingdom * Household data *00013000 * \\ //// * *00014000 * * *00015000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00016000 * *00017000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00018000 ( Country code : GH *00019000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00020000 ( Type of data : HH01 *00021000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00022000 * File : dict *00023000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00024000 ( Version of dictionary : 1.2.1 *00025000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00026000 ( Date created : 19 Aug 1982 (JJ) *00027000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00028000 ( Date last amended : 25 May 1984 (FG) *00029000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00030000 * Basic documentation : Questionnaire and coding manual *00031000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00032000 * : *00033000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00034000 * *00035000 * Bibliographic citation *00036000 * ---------------------- *00037000 * *00038000 * Any published report or paper using data from this file should *00039000 * include the following citation among its references: *00040000 * *00041000 * Republic of Ghana - Central Bureau of Statistics *00042000 * Ghana Fertility Survey, 1979/80, Household Data, version 1 [MRDF] *00043000 * London: International Statistical Institute [producer and *00044000 * distributor]. *00045000 * 1 data file (35793 logical records) plus 2 MRDFs containing data *00046000 * dictionary and marginals *00047000 * *00048000 * *00049000 * *00050000 * *00051000 * *00052000 * *00053000 * *00054000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00055000 $PAGE 00056000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00057000 * *00058000 * This document contains six types of record. They are distinguished *00059000 * by the character printed in position 1: *00060000 * *00061000 * alphabetic character (A-Z) - a variable definition record. *00062000 * blank - a value definition record. *00063000 * left parenthesis ("(") - a record that documents the basic *00064000 * provenance of the dictionary. *00065000 * percent symbol ("%") - indicates one of three kinds *00066000 * of record, "%FILE", "%CASE" and *00067000 * "%TABLE", described below. *00068000 * greater than symbol (">") - used in conjunction with "%TABLE". *00069000 * dollar sign ("$") - a title or page-control direction. *00070000 * asterisk ("*") - a comment. *00071000 * *00072000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00073000 * *00074000 * Positions 73-80 of all dictionary entries are reserved for a sequ- *00075000 * ence number. *00076000 * *00077000 * All values are coded right justified in their field, while names *00078000 * and labels are coded left justified. *00079000 * *00080000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00081000 * *00082000 * Abbreviations used for intervals: *00083000 * *00084000 * FBI first birth interval *00085000 * FPI first pregnancy interval *00086000 * LCBI last closed birth interval *00087000 * LCPI last closed pregnancy interval *00088000 * OBI open birth interval *00089000 * OPI open pregnancy interval *00090000 * *00091000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00092000 * *00093000 * Dates: *00094000 * *00095000 * All dates in the file are represented by century month codes (cmc). *00096000 * The century month code is defined as the number of months since *00097000 * December 1899 and is calculated as follows: *00098000 * cmc = 12*year + month *00099000 * You can convert from cmc to normal calendar dates like this: *00100000 * year = (cmc - 1)/12 *00101000 * month = cmc - 12*year *00102000 * To compute the length of time in months between any two events *00103000 * subtract the cmc of the first event from the cmc of the second *00104000 * event. *00105000 * *00106000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00107000 $PAGE 00108000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00109000 * *00110000 * Variable Definition Records: *00111000 * *00112000 * Variable definition records are used to provide names and labels *00113000 * for variables, to define their location in the file, and to state *00114000 * their range and special codes. The format of a variable definition *00115000 * record is: *00116000 * *00117000 * Position Contents Remarks *00118000 * *00119000 * 1-6 Variable name Identifies the variable; up to six *00120000 * characters, the first being a letter. *00121000 * *00122000 * 10-13 Starting location Position where variable starts. *00123000 * *00124000 * 15-16 Length Number of positions occupied by the *00125000 * variable. *00126000 * *00127000 * 17-20 Minimum Lowest value of variable. *00128000 * *00129000 * 21-24 Maximum Highest value of variable other than *00130000 * "not applicable" or special codes. *00131000 * *00132000 * 26-29 Not applicable Code used for "not applicable",if any; *00133000 * otherwise left blank. *00134000 * *00135000 * 31-34 Special code This indicates a value requiring *00136000 * special treatment in analysis. As a *00137000 * variable may have more than one spec- *00138000 * ial code, only the lowest value of *00139000 * these is shown here. Others will be *00140000 * indicated as value definition records *00141000 * only. Usually this code is used for *00142000 * "not stated", if any. *00143000 * *00144000 * 36-65 Variable label Describes the variable more fully than *00145000 * the name; up to 30 characters. *00146000 * *00147000 * 67-72 Value label If the codes for this variable have *00148000 * backreference the same labels as some previously def- *00149000 * ined variable,the name of the previous *00150000 * variable is given here. *00151000 * *00152000 * Value Definition Records: *00153000 * *00154000 * Value definition records follow a variable definition record and *00155000 * are used to provide labels describing the meaning of the codes of *00156000 * the variable. If used in conjunction with a value label reference *00157000 * (in the variable definition record) they can be used to add new *00158000 * codes or to redefine the labels of old codes. The format of a *00159000 * value definition record is: *00160000 * *00161000 * 36-39 Value The code being defined. *00162000 * *00163000 * 44-63 Label Up to 20 characters, left justified. *00164000 * *00165000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00166000 $PAGE 00167000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00168000 * *00169000 * %FILE record: *00170000 * *00171000 * There is only one "%FILE" record in a dictionary, preceding the *00172000 * variable definition records. It contains basic information about *00173000 * the data file. The format of a %FILE record is: *00174000 * *00175000 * Position Contents Remarks *00176000 * *00177000 * 1-5 %FILE *00178000 * *00179000 * 9-10 Country code Identifies the country. *00180000 * *00181000 * 19-20 Data type Type of data described. *00182000 * *00183000 * 29-30 Version Version of data file . *00184000 * *00185000 * 37-40 Logical record length *00186000 * *00187000 * 43-50 Max no of recs Number of physical records ("cards") *00188000 * in the data file. *00189000 * *00190000 * 60 Data recording mode "A" = Ascii. *00191000 * *00192000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00193000 * *00194000 * %CASE records: *00195000 * *00196000 * A "%CASE" record describes the location and length of the case *00197000 * key and gives the number of cases. It can be used to describe *00198000 * multiple case keys. The format of a %CASE record is: *00199000 * *00200000 * Position Contents Remarks *00201000 * *00202000 * 1-5 %CASE *00203000 * *00204000 * 15 Sort order "A"=ascending, "D"=descending *00205000 * "U"=unsorted. *00206000 * *00207000 * 22-25 Location of case key.Starting position of 1st case key. *00208000 * *00209000 * 33-35 Length of case key *00210000 * *00211000 * 49-55 Max number of cases in data file *00212000 * *00213000 * Note: For standard recode files the number of cases in the %CASE *00214000 * record is the same as the number of physical records in the *00215000 * %FILE record. *00216000 * *00217000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00218000 $PAGE 00219000 * *00220000 * %TABLE records: *00221000 * *00222000 * These records allow a compact description of data items (one or *00223000 * more variables), which repeat in regular blocks, by indicating how *00224000 * the information is repeated. The %TABLE record is followed by *00225000 * records with ">" in position 1. These are variable and value *00226000 * definition records describing one set of entries in the table. The *00227000 * format of a %TABLE record is: *00228000 * *00229000 * Postion Contents Remarks *00230000 * *00231000 * 1-6 %TABLE *00232000 * *00233000 * 8-9 Formal name This is a name by which the table *00234000 * may be referenced (left justified). *00235000 * *00236000 * 26-30 Starting location The starting position in the data *00237000 * file of the 1st variable in the 1st *00238000 * set of the table. *00239000 * *00240000 * 38-40 Step size Number of positions between the *00241000 * start of each set. *00242000 * *00243000 * 64-65 Actual entries The maximum number of sets for that *00244000 * particular country. *00245000 * *00246000 * 69-70 Max. entries The number of sets for which there *00247000 * is space in the data file. *00248000 * *00249000 * ">" records: *00250000 * *00251000 * All definition records describing table variables have this char- *00252000 * acter in position 1. These records are of two kinds: *00253000 * *00254000 * Variable definition records. *00255000 * *00256000 * The format of a table variable definition record is: *00257000 * *00258000 * Position Contents Remarks *00259000 * *00260000 * 1 > Indicates that the information is *00261000 * part of a table. *00262000 * 2-5 Variable name Maximum 4 characters. *00263000 * *00264000 * 8-9 Table name The name given in position 8-9 of *00265000 * the preceding %TABLE record. *00266000 * *00267000 * 10-13 Location This gives the starting position of *00268000 * the variable within the table. *00269000 * *00270000 * 15-72 Label & backref. As for normal variable definition *00271000 * records. *00272000 * *00273000 * Value definition records. *00274000 * *00275000 * These are the same as normal value definition records apart from *00276000 * the character ">" in position 1. *00277000 $PAGE 00278000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00279000 * *00280000 * Logical Maximum Data *00281000 * Country Data Data record number recording *00282000 * code type version length of recs mode *00283000 * ------- ---- ------- ------ ------- --------- *00284000 * *00285000 %FILE GH HH 01 80 35793 A *00286000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00287000 * *00288000 * Maximum *00289000 * Sort Case key number *00290000 * order location length number of recs *00291000 * ----- -------- -------- ------ ------- *00292000 * *00293000 %CASE A 3 6 1 6791 *00294000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00295000 * *00296000 * Location Length Minimum Maximum Maximum *00297000 * of card of card value of value of cards *00298000 * code code cardcode cardcode per case *00299000 * -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- *00300000 * *00301000 %CARDCODE 1 2 10 11 39 *00302000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00303000 * *00304000 * Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum *00305000 * Record value of value of number of number of Sub Type *00306000 * type cardcode cardcode occurrncs occurrncs loc ln min max*00307000 * ------ -------- -------- --------- --------- --- -- --- ---*00308000 * *00309000 %REC 10 10 10 1 1 *00310000 %REC 11 11 11 0 38 *00311000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00312000 $PAGE 00313000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00314000 * CARD TYPE 10 *00315000 * Household data *00316000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00317000 * *00318000 *Name Loc Ln Min Max NA Spec Variable label *00319000 *---- --- -- --- --- ---- ---- -------------- *00320000 * *00321000 CT10 10 1 2 10 10 Card type 00322000 M153 10 3 1 0 8 Region 00323000 0 Western 00324000 1 Central 00325000 2 Greater Accra 00326000 3 Eastern 00327000 4 Volta 00328000 5 Ashanti 00329000 6 Brong Ahafo 00330000 7 Northern 00331000 8 Upper 00332000 M154 10 4 2 1 97 Urban-rural 00333000 * 0-50 = Rural, 51-70 = Urban, 71+ = Major urban *00334000 M002 10 6 3 1 283 Household number 00335000 M903 10 9 2 0 0 Day of interview 00336000 M902M 10 11 2 1 12 Month of interview 00337000 M902Y 10 13 2 78 80 Year of interview 00338000 M911 10 15 1 1 8 9 Result of visit 1 00339000 1 Completed 00340000 2 No competent r home 00341000 3 Deferred 00342000 4 Refused 00343000 5 Dwelling vacant 00344000 6 Dwell occ, fam away 00345000 7 HH not found 00346000 8 Other 00347000 9 Not stated 00348000 M912 10 16 1 1 8 # 9 Result of visit 2 M911 00349000 # Not applicable 00350000 M913 10 17 1 1 8 # 9 Result of visit 3 M911 00351000 # Not applicable 00352000 M914 10 18 1 1 8 # 9 Result of visit 4 M911 00353000 # Not applicable 00354000 M910 10 19 1 1 7 Total number of visits 00355000 H101 10 20 2 1 38 # Number of household members 00356000 # Not applicable 00357000 H103 10 22 1 1 9 # Number of eligible respondents 00358000 # Not applicable 00359000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00360000 $PAGE 00361000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00362000 * Record type 11 *00363000 * Household member data *00364000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00365000 * *00366000 *Name Loc Ln Min Max NA Spec Variable label *00367000 *---- --- -- --- --- ---- ---- -------------- *00368000 * *00369000 M003 11 9 2 1 38 Line number of person 00370000 M131 11 11 1 1 7 9 Generation 00371000 1 Grandparents 00372000 2 Parents 00373000 3 Head 00374000 4 Child 00375000 5 Grandchild 00376000 6 Other generations 00377000 7 Unrelated to head 00378000 9 Not stated 00379000 M110 11 12 1 1 5 # Couple code 00380000 # Never married 00383000 M600 11 13 2 1 57 88 Mother's line number 00384000 88 Mother not hh member 00385000 99 Not stated 00386000 M151 11 15 1 1 2 9 Residence 00387000 1 Yes 00388000 2 No 00389000 9 Not stated 00390000 M152 11 16 1 1 2 9 Residence M151 00391000 M100 11 17 1 1 2 Sex 00392000 1 Male 00393000 2 Female 00394000 M101 11 18 2 0 95 99 Age 00396000 0 Less than 1 year 00397000 95 95+ 00398000 99 Not stated 00399000 M985A 11 20 1 1 1 # Eligibility 00400000 1 Eligible 00401000 # Woman not eligible 00402000 M915 11 21 1 1 6 # Final result 00403000 1 Completed 00404000 2 No competent r home 00405000 3 Deferred 00406000 4 Refused 00407000 5 Dwelling vacant 00408000 6 Dwell occ, fam away 00409000 # Not applicable 00410000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00411000 * *** End of dictionary for Ghana household data *** * 00412000 *---------------------------------------------------------------------* 00413000