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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)
Metadata
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Employment contract (CONTRACT)

Data file: GHA_1998_L

Overview

Valid: 1345
Invalid: 25066
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 133
End: 133
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 No 625
46.5%
1 Yes 720
53.5%
Sysmiss 25066
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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