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Living Standards Survey III 1991-1992 - World Bank SHIP Harmonized Dataset

Ghana, 1991 - 1992
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GHA_1991_GLSS_v01_M_v01_A_SHIP
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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
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Oct 30, 2012
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  • GHA_1991_L

Employment contract (CONTRACT)

Data file: GHA_1991_L

Overview

Valid: 1260
Invalid: 19001
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 121
End: 121
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 No 488
38.7%
1 Yes 772
61.3%
Sysmiss 19001
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
Code only for EMPTYPE_WB_1=1, 4, 5, 7, 9 (wage employees), otherwise code as missing.

Indicates if a person has a signed (formal) contract, regardless of the duration.

This variable is constructed only if there is an explicit question about contracts otherwise code as missing.

Use information from all sections (12 months or 7 days) that ask this question.
First use information from the 12 month section. For all missing values and observations coded as 9, use the 7 day section.
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