Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 1998

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GHA_1998_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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Ghana Statistical Service and Macro International Inc., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Relationship of household member who fetches water (M_WHOFETCHREL)

Data file: GHA1998-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 343

End: 344

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

31. Who usually fetches water (for both laundry/dishwashing and drinking) for the household?

RESPONDENT 1
SPOUSE/PARTNER 2
SON 3
DAUGHTER 4
BOTH SON AND DAUGHTER 5
OTHER MALE MEMBER 6
OTHER FEMALE MEMBER 7
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 8

Value	Category
98	Missing
96	Non-resident
08	Other
07	Other female hh member
06	Other male hh member
05	Both son and daughter
04	Daughter
03	Son
02	Spouse/partner
01	Woman respondent

Description

Definition

WHOFETCHREL reports the answer to the question, "Who usually fetches water (for both laundry/dishwashing and drinking) for the household?" Answers were structured as the woman respondent or other household members identified in terms of their relationship to her (e.g., her spouse/partner versus her son). The question included households where the water was piped directly into the residence or accessed through a well in the household yard.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Toilet and water Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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