Living Standards Survey V 2005-2006 - World Bank SHIP Harmonized Dataset
Ghana, 2005 - 2006
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Reason not in laborforce (NOTLAB_WB)
Data file: GHA_2005_L
Overview
Valid:
34347
Invalid:
2781
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
109
End:
109
Width:
1
Range:
0 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | In labor force | 19519 |
56.8%
|
| 1 | Household duties | 149 |
0.4%
|
| 2 | Retired/too old | 529 |
1.5%
|
| 3 | Student | 8009 |
23.3%
|
| 4 | Dependent | 5505 |
16%
|
| 5 | Disabled/ill | 300 |
0.9%
|
| 6 | Discouraged worker | 0 |
0%
|
| 9 | Other | 336 |
1%
|
| Sysmiss | 2781 |
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
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.
Reason for not being in the labor force:
If LABFORCE_WB=1 then code as 0, otherwise if LABFORCE_WB=0 then code according to responses.
Code as 4 (Dependent), if the response is 'dependent' or 'too old' or 'too young' or if the individual is below 5 years of age.
First use information from the 12 month section. For all missing values and observations coded as 9, use the 7 day section.
Reason for not being in the labor force:
If LABFORCE_WB=1 then code as 0, otherwise if LABFORCE_WB=0 then code according to responses.
Code as 4 (Dependent), if the response is 'dependent' or 'too old' or 'too young' or if the individual is below 5 years of age.