Living Standards Survey IV 1998-1999 - World Bank SHIP Harmonized Dataset

Ghana, 1998 - 1999

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Reference ID

GHA_1998_GLSS_v01_M_v01_A_SHIP

Producer(s)

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)

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Last wage payment in nominal local currency, Primary job (WAGE_1)

Data file: GHA_1998_L

Overview

Valid: 1553

Invalid: 24858

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 58478000

Mean: 230164.731

Standard deviation: 1996565.907

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 136

End: 143

Width: 8

Range: 0 - 99999

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

For EMPTYPE_WB_1=1, 4, 5, 7, 9 only (wage employees).

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.

Wage from main job (job to which the person dedicated most time in the week preceding the survey).

Note: This includes tips, bonuses, and other cash payments. Do not include the monetary value of in-kind payments or perks associated with the job

By definition non-paid employees should have wage=0.

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