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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

Time unit for WAGE_1, Primary job (UNITWAGE_1)

Data file: GHA_1998_L

Overview

Valid: 1553
Invalid: 24858
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 144
End: 145
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 10
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
0 49
3.2%
1 Hourly 0
0%
2 Daily 140
9%
3 Weekly 106
6.8%
4 Every two weeks 0
0%
5 Twice per month 15
1%
6 Monthly 1138
73.3%
7 Quarterly 9
0.6%
8 Biannual 0
0%
9 Annual 96
6.2%
10 Other 0
0%
Sysmiss 24858
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.

Unit of time for the wage variable of the main job.

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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