$TITLE "Ghana Standard Household Member File" 00001000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00002000 * * *00003000 * III SSSSSSIII Research Centre * *00004000 * III SSSSSSIII * GHANA *00005000 * III SS III Director Vijay K. Verma * Fertility survey *00006000 * III SS III 428 Princes Beatrixlaan * *00007000 * III SSSSS III P.O Box 950 * *00008000 * III SSSSS III 2270 AZ Voorburg * *00009000 * III SS III Netherlands * *00010000 * III SS III Tel (070) 69 43 41 * Dictionary for *00011000 * IIISSSSSS III Cable statist Voorburg * Standard Household *00012000 * IIISSSSSS III Telex 32260 isi nl * Member file *00013000 * * *00014000 ************************************************************************00015000 * *00016000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00017000 ( Country code : GH *00018000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00019000 ( Type of data : HM *00020000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00021000 ( Version of data : 02 *00022000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00023000 * File : Dict *00024000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00025000 ( Version of dictionary : 2.1.3 *00026000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00027000 ( Date created : 06 Sep 1985 (MV) *00028000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00029000 ( Date last amended : 03 Jun 1986 (TC) *00030000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00031000 ( Descriptive document : ISIRC Tech *00032000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00033000 * Master dictionary : 01 (22 July 1985/NO) *00034000 *------------------------:---------------------------------------------*00035000 * *00036000 * *00037000 * *00038000 * The standard h/h member file was created from the edited h/h *00039000 * data. Some inconsistencies found in the data were corrected. *00040000 * *00041000 * *00042000 * Bibliographic citation *00043000 * ---------------------- *00044000 * *00045000 * Any published report or paper using data from this file should *00046000 * include the following citation among its references: *00047000 * *00048000 * Central Bureau of Statistics, Republic of Ghana *00049000 * Ghana Fertility Survey, 1979/80 *00050000 * Standard Houshold Member File, version 2 [MRDF] *00051000 * *00052000 * The Hague: International Statistical Institute Research Centre *00053000 * producer and distributor] *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 * 8-9 Record type If more than one record type is present.*00123000 * This corresponds to a record type which *00124000 * is defined in a %REC entry. *00125000 * *00126000 * 10-13 Starting location Position where variable starts. *00127000 * *00128000 * 15-16 Length Number of positions occupied by the *00129000 * variable. *00130000 * *00131000 * 17-20 Minimum Lowest value of variable. *00132000 * *00133000 * 21-24 Maximum Highest value of variable other than *00134000 * "not applicable" or special codes. *00135000 * *00136000 * 26-29 Not applicable Code used for "not applicable",if any; *00137000 * otherwise left blank. "#" indicates that*00138000 * blanks in the data mean "not applicable"*00139000 * *00140000 * 31-34 Special code This indicates a value requiring *00141000 * special treatment in analysis. As a *00142000 * variable may have more than one spec- *00143000 * ial code, only the lowest value of *00144000 * these is shown here. Others will be *00145000 * indicated as value definition records *00146000 * only. Usually this code is used for *00147000 * "not stated", if any. *00148000 * *00149000 * 36-65 Variable label Describes the variable more fully than *00150000 * the name; up to 30 characters. *00151000 * *00152000 * 67-72 Value label If the codes for this variable have *00153000 * backreference the same labels as some previously def- *00154000 * ined variable,the name of the previous *00155000 * variable is given here. *00156000 * *00157000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00158000 $PAGE 00159000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00160000 * *00161000 * Value Definition Records: *00162000 * *00163000 * Value definition records follow a variable definition record and *00164000 * are used to provide labels describing the meaning of the codes of *00165000 * the variable. If used in conjunction with a value label reference *00166000 * (in the variable definition record) they can be used to add new *00167000 * codes or to redefine the labels of old codes. The format of a *00168000 * value definition record is: *00169000 * *00170000 * Position Contents Remarks *00171000 * *00172000 * 36-39 Value The code being defined. *00173000 * *00174000 * 44-63 Label Up to 20 characters, left justified. *00175000 * *00176000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00177000 $PAGE 00178000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00179000 * *00180000 * %FILE record: *00181000 * *00182000 * There is only one "%FILE" record in a dictionary, preceding the *00183000 * variable definition records. It contains basic information about *00184000 * the data file. The format of a %FILE record is: *00185000 * *00186000 * Position Contents Remarks *00187000 * *00188000 * 1-5 %FILE *00189000 * *00190000 * 9-10 Country code Identifies the country. *00191000 * *00192000 * 19-20 Data type Type of data described. *00193000 * *00194000 * 29-30 Version Version of data file . *00195000 * *00196000 * 37-40 Logical record length *00197000 * *00198000 * 43-50 Max no of recs Number of physical records ("cards") *00199000 * in the data file. *00200000 * *00201000 * 60 Data recording mode "A" = Ascii. *00202000 * *00203000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00204000 * *00205000 * %CASE records: *00206000 * *00207000 * A "%CASE" record describes the location and length of the case *00208000 * key and gives the number of cases. It can be used to describe *00209000 * multiple case keys. The format of a %CASE record is: *00210000 * *00211000 * Position Contents Remarks *00212000 * *00213000 * 1-5 %CASE *00214000 * *00215000 * 15 Sort order "A"=ascending, "D"=descending *00216000 * "U"=unsorted. *00217000 * *00218000 * 22-25 Location of case key.Starting position of 1st case key. *00219000 * *00220000 * 33-35 Length of case key *00221000 * *00222000 * 49-55 Max number of cases in data file *00223000 * *00224000 * Note: For standard recode files the number of cases in the %CASE *00225000 * record is the same as the number of physical records in the *00226000 * %FILE record. *00227000 * *00228000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00229000 $PAGE 00230000 * *00231000 * %TABLE records: *00232000 * *00233000 * These records allow a compact description of data items (one or *00234000 * more variables), which repeat in regular blocks, by indicating how *00235000 * the information is repeated. The %TABLE record is followed by *00236000 * records with ">" in position 1. These are variable and value *00237000 * definition records describing one set of entries in the table. The *00238000 * format of a %TABLE record is: *00239000 * *00240000 * Postion Contents Remarks *00241000 * *00242000 * 1-6 %TABLE *00243000 * *00244000 * 8-9 Formal name This is a name by which the table *00245000 * may be referenced (left justified). *00246000 * *00247000 * 26-30 Starting location The starting position in the data *00248000 * file of the 1st variable in the 1st *00249000 * set of the table. *00250000 * *00251000 * 38-40 Step size Number of positions between the *00252000 * start of each set. *00253000 * *00254000 * 64-65 Actual entries The maximum number of sets for that *00255000 * particular country. *00256000 * *00257000 * 69-70 Max. entries The number of sets for which there *00258000 * is space in the data file. *00259000 * *00260000 * ">" records: *00261000 * *00262000 * All definition records describing table variables have this char- *00263000 * acter in position 1. These records are of two kinds: *00264000 * *00265000 * Variable definition records. *00266000 * *00267000 * The format of a table variable definition record is: *00268000 * *00269000 * Position Contents Remarks *00270000 * *00271000 * 1 > Indicates that the information is *00272000 * part of a table. *00273000 * 2-5 Variable name Maximum 4 characters. *00274000 * *00275000 * 8-9 Table name The name given in position 8-9 of *00276000 * the preceding %TABLE record. *00277000 * *00278000 * 10-13 Location This gives the starting position of *00279000 * the variable within the table. *00280000 * *00281000 * 15-72 Label & backref. As for normal variable definition *00282000 * records. *00283000 * *00284000 * Value definition records. *00285000 * *00286000 * These are the same as normal value definition records apart from *00287000 * the character ">" in position 1. *00288000 $PAGE 00289000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00290000 * *00291000 * *00292000 * Logical Maximum *00293000 * Country Data record number *00294000 * code type Version length of recs *00295000 * ---- ---- ------- ------ ------- *00296000 %FILE GH HM 02 252 28825 *00297000 * *00298000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00299000 * *00300000 * Location Length Number *00301000 * Sort of of of *00302000 * order case key case key cases *00303000 * ----- -------- -------- ----- *00304000 %CASE A 10 8 28825 *00305000 * *00306000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00307000 * Identification information *00308000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00309000 I101 1 9 Dataset identification 00310000 * *00311000 * *00312000 * *00313000 * *00314000 I103 10 3 1 871 Cluster 00315000 * 00316000 * First digit of cluster is REGION *00317000 * Second two digits of cluster is URBAN RURAL CODE *00318000 I106 13 3 1 283 HH number 00319000 I107 16 2 1 38 Line number of member 00320000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00321000 * Sampling information *00322000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00323000 I202 18 2 88 88 Domain number 00324000 I203 20 4 1 143 Stratum number 00325000 I204 24 4 1 871 PSU number 00326000 I205 28 4 1 871 UAU number 00327000 I206 32 410001000 Sample weight 00328000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00329000 $PAGE 00330000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00331000 * Characteristics of the interview *00332000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00333000 I301 36 2 0 0 0 Day of interview 00334000 0 Not recorded 00335000 I302 38 2 1 12 Month of interview 00336000 I303 40 2 78 80 Year of interview 00337000 I304 42 1 1 4 Number of visits 00338000 I305 43 1 1 7 9 Result of visit <1> 00339000 1 Interview completed 00340000 2 No comp res at home 00341000 3 Deferred, part int 00342000 4 Refused 00343000 5 Dwelling vacant 00344000 6 Address not dwelling 00345000 7 Adress not found 00346000 9 Not stated 00347000 I306 44 1 1 7 8 9 Result of visit <2> I305 00348000 8 Int on prev visit 00349000 I307 45 1 1 7 8 9 Result of visit <3> I305 00350000 8 Int on prev visit 00351000 I308 46 1 1 7 8 9 Result of visit <4> I305 00352000 8 Int on prev visit 00353000 I309 47 1 1 1 Final result 00354000 1 Interview completed 00355000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00356000 $PAGE 00357000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00358000 * Household member's demographic characteristics *00359000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00360000 M101 48 1 1 2 Sex 00361000 1 Male 00362000 2 Female 00363000 M102 49 2 0 95 99 Age in years 00364000 0 0-11 months 00365000 95 95+ 00366000 99 Not stated 00367000 M103 51 2 1 20 99 Age in 5 year group 00368000 1 0 - 4 00369000 2 5 - 9 00370000 3 10 - 14 00371000 4 15 - 19 00372000 5 20 - 24 00373000 6 25 - 29 00374000 7 30 - 34 00375000 8 35 - 39 00376000 9 40 - 44 00377000 10 45 - 49 00378000 11 50 - 54 00379000 12 55 - 59 00380000 13 60 - 64 00381000 14 65 - 69 00382000 15 70 - 74 00383000 16 75 - 79 00384000 17 80 - 84 00385000 18 85 - 89 00386000 19 90 - 94 00387000 20 95 + 00388000 99 Not stated 00389000 M106 53 1 1 2 9 Lives here ususally 00390000 1 Yes 00391000 2 No 00392000 9 Not stated 00393000 M107 54 1 1 2 9 Slept here last night 00394000 1 Yes 00395000 2 No 00396000 9 Not stated 00397000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00398000 $PAGE 00399000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00400000 * Household member's socio-economic characteristics *00401000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00402000 M201 55 2 0 8 Region of residence 00403000 0 Western 00404000 1 Central 00405000 2 Greater Accra 00406000 3 Eastern 00407000 4 Volta 00408000 5 Ashanti 00409000 6 Brong Ahafo 00410000 7 Northern 00411000 8 Upper 00412000 M203 57 2 1 3 Type of place of residence 00413000 1 Rural 00414000 2 Urban 00415000 3 Major urban 00416000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00417000 $PAGE 00418000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00419000 * Marriage information *00420000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00421000 M505 59 1 0 5 8 9 Couple code 00422000 0 Single 00423000 8 NA, age < 10 00424000 9 Not stated 00425000 M506 60 1 1 6 8 No of partner's 00426000 8 Not applicable 00427000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00428000 * Marriage table *00429000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00430000 * Table Start Step Entries *00431000 * name loc size Act Max *00432000 * ---- --- ---- --- --- *00433000 %TABLE MH 61 6 5 5 *00434000 * Only for first 5 partner *00435000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00436000 *Name Loc Ln Min Max NA Spec Variable label *00437000 *---- --- -- --- --- ---- ---- -------------- *00438000 >M507 MH 1 2 1 35 88 Partner's line number 00439000 > 88 Not applicable 00440000 >M508 MH 3 1 1 2 8 9 Partner here last night 00441000 > 1 Yes 00442000 > 2 No 00443000 > 8 Not applicable 00444000 > 9 Not stated 00445000 >M509 MH 4 1 1 2 8 9 Partner usually lives here M508 00446000 >M510 MH 5 2 11 95 98 99 Partner's age 00447000 > 95 95+ 00448000 > 98 Not applicable 00449000 > 99 Not stated 00450000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00451000 $PAGE 00452000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00453000 * Co-wives information *00454000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00455000 M601 91 1 0 5 8 Co-wives 00456000 8 Not applicable 00457000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00458000 * Co-wives Table *00459000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00460000 * Table Start Step Entries *00461000 * name loc size Act Max *00462000 * ---- --- ---- --- --- *00463000 %TABLE CD 92 6 4 4 *00464000 * Only for first 4 co-wives *00465000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00466000 *Name Loc Ln Min Max NA Spec Variable label *00467000 *---- --- -- --- --- ---- ---- -------------- *00468000 >M602 CD 1 2 2 28 88 Co-wife's line number 00469000 > 88 Not applicable 00470000 >M603 CD 3 1 1 2 8 Co-wife here last night 00471000 > 1 Yes 00472000 > 2 No 00473000 > 8 Not applicable 00474000 >M604 CD 4 1 1 2 8 Co-wife usually lives here M603 00475000 >M605 CD 5 2 12 92 98 Co-wife's age 00476000 > 98 Not applicable 00477000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00478000 $PAGE 00479000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00480000 * Women children data *00481000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00482000 M701 116 2 0 11 88 Own children in HH 00483000 88 NA,male,fem. age<10 00484000 M702 118 2 0 8 88 Own sons in HH M701 00485000 M703 120 2 0 8 88 Own daughters in HH M701 00486000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00487000 * Children information *00488000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00489000 * Table Start Step Entries *00490000 * name loc size Act Max *00491000 * ---- --- ---- --- --- *00492000 %TABLE CH 122 6 10 10 *00493000 * *00494000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00495000 *Name Loc Ln Min Max NA Spec Variable label *00496000 *---- --- -- --- --- ---- ---- -------------- *00497000 >M704 CH 1 2 1 38 88 Children line number 00498000 > 88 Not applicable 00499000 >M705 CH 3 1 1 2 8 Children's sex 00500000 > 1 Male 00501000 > 2 Female 00502000 > 8 Not applicable 00503000 >M706 CH 4 2 0 76 88 Children age 00504000 > 88 Not applicable 00505000 >M707 CH 6 1 1 2 8 9 Children lives here 00506000 > 1 Yes 00507000 > 2 No 00508000 > 8 Not applicable 00509000 > 9 Not stated 00510000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00511000 $PAGE 00512000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00513000 * Other relationships *00514000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00515000 M801 182 1 1 7 9 Generation 00516000 1 Grandparent's 00517000 2 Parent's 00518000 3 Head of household's 00519000 4 Child's 00520000 5 Grandchild's 00521000 6 Other 00522000 7 Not related 00523000 9 Not stated 00524000 M804 183 2 1 37 88 99 Mother's line 00525000 88 No mother in hh 00526000 99 Not stated 00527000 M806 185 1 1 2 8 9 Mother usually lives here 00528000 1 Yes 00529000 2 No 00530000 8 Not applicable 00531000 9 Not stated 00532000 M807 186 2 1 27 88 99 Mother-in-law line no M804 00533000 M809 188 1 1 1 8 Mother-in-law lives here 00534000 1 Yes 00535000 8 Not applicable 00536000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00537000 $PAGE 00538000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00539000 * Respondent *00540000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00541000 M903 189 1 0 1 Eligibility code 00542000 0 No 00543000 1 Yes 00544000 M904 190 1 1 1 8 Selected 00545000 1 Yes 00546000 8 Not applicable 00547000 M905 191 1 1 6 8 Selected women matched with SR 00548000 1 Yes 00549000 2 No, not at home 00550000 3 No, deferred 00551000 4 No, refused 00552000 5 No, partly completed 00553000 6 No, other 00554000 8 Not applicable 00555000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00556000 $PAGE 00557000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00558000 * Household structure *00559000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00560000 H101 192 2 1 38 Total HH members 00561000 H102 194 2 0 38 HH members 00562000 H103 196 2 0 37 HH members 00563000 H104 198 2 0 19 Total male 00564000 H105 200 2 0 19 Males in household 00565000 H106 202 2 0 19 Males in household 00566000 H107 204 2 0 21 Total female 00567000 H108 206 2 0 19 Females in househld 00568000 H109 208 2 0 21 Females in Househld 00569000 H110 210 2 0 13 Eligible women in hh 00570000 H111 212 2 0 13 Selected women in hh 00571000 H112 214 2 0 6 Males 0 - 4 00572000 H113 216 2 0 6 Males 5 - 9 00573000 H114 218 2 0 6 Males 10 - 14 00574000 H115 220 2 0 9 Males 15 - 59 00575000 H116 222 2 0 2 Males 60 - 64 00576000 H117 224 2 0 3 Males 65 + 00577000 H118 226 2 0 7 Females 0 - 4 00578000 H119 228 2 0 5 Females 5 - 9 00579000 H120 230 2 0 5 Females 10 - 14 00580000 H121 232 2 0 13 Females 15 - 59 00581000 H122 234 2 0 2 Females 60 - 64 00582000 H123 236 2 0 4 Females 65 + 00583000 H124 238 2 0 4 Total generations 00584000 H139 240 2 0 5 Total couples 00585000 H140 242 2 0 2 Generations with couples 00586000 H141 244 1 0 0 Couples in generation <1> 00587000 H142 245 1 0 2 Couples in generation <2> 00588000 H143 246 1 0 5 Couples in generation <3> 00589000 H144 247 1 0 4 Couples in generation <4> 00590000 H145 248 1 0 1 Couples in generation <5> 00591000 H146 249 1 0 0 Couples in generation <6> 00592000 H147 250 1 0 1 Cpls.in other generation <7-9> 00593000 H148 251 1 0 4 7 Household structure 00594000 0 No couples 00595000 1 One couple 00596000 2 Lateral extension 00597000 3 Vertical extension 00598000 4 Lat & vert extension 00599000 7 No de jure population 00600000 H149 252 1 1 2 7 Household has polygamous union 00601000 1 Yes 00602000 2 No 00603000 7 No de jure population 00604000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00605000 * End of Ghana Household Member Dictionary *00606000 *----------------------------------------------------------------------*00607000