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

Ghana, 1998 - 1999
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GHA_1998_GLSS_v01_M_v01_A_SHIP
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Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)
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  • GHA_1998_L

Looked for job in last 'LOOKJOB_TU' weeks (LOOKJOB)

Data file: GHA_1998_L

Overview

Valid: 1056
Invalid: 25355
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 116
End: 117
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 No 794
75.2%
1 Yes 262
24.8%
99 Question not in survey 0
0%
Sysmiss 25355
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
If both a 7 day and 12 month employment section is present in a survey use only the 7 day employment section to code this variable.

Code as 1 (YES) if BOTH the following conditions are satisfied, otherwise code as 0 (NO).
1. The individual did not perform an economic activity for cash or in-kind payment in the last 7 days.
The individual looked for a job in the LOOKJOB_TU weeks.
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