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Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - IPUMS Subset

Ghana, 2014
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GHA_2014_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, and ICF International., Minnesota Population Center
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Data file: GHA2014-W.dat

Woman records

Cases: 9396

Variables

W_SAMPLE
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier
W_SAMPLESTR
IPUMS-DHS sample identifier (string)
W_COUNTRY
Country
W_YEAR
Year of sample
W_IDHSPID
Unique cross-sample respondent identifier
W_IDHSHID
Unique cross-sample household identifier
W_DHSID
Key to link DHS clusters to context data (string)
W_IDHSPSU
Unique sample-case PSU identifier
W_IDHSSTRATA
Unique cross-sample sampling strata
W_CASEID
Sample-specific respondent identifier
W_HHID
Sample-specific household identifier
W_PSU
Sample-specific primary sampling unit
W_STRATA
Sample-specific sampling strata
W_DOMAIN
Sample-specific domain
W_HHNUM
Household number in cluster
W_CLUSTERNO
Sample-specific cluster number
W_ULTAREAUNIT
Sample-specific ultimate area unit
W_LINENO
Household line number of woman respondent
W_LINENOHHRESP
Respondent's line number (answering Household questionnaire)
W_LINENOHUS
Household line number of respondent's husband
W_PERWEIGHT
Sample weight for persons
W_AWFACTT
All woman factor for total population
W_MENSELHH
Household selected for men's/husband's survey (individual-level)
W_HEMOSELECT
Household selected for hemoglobin measurements
W_INTYEAR
Year of interview
W_MONTHINT
Month of interview
W_INTDAY
Day of interview
W_INTDATECMC
Century month date of interview
W_INTSTARTCMC
Century month code (CMC) for start of survey
W_INTENDCMC
Century month code (CMC) for end of survey
W_INTSTART
Time interview started (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
W_INTEND
Time interview ended (hhmm - 24 hour clock)
W_INTDURATION
Length of interview (minutes)
W_INTVISITNO
Number of visits for the interview
W_INTRESULT
Result of individual interview
W_EVMARALLSAMP
Ever-married or all-women sample
W_INTERVIEWERIDIR
Identification number of interviewer, women's survey
W_INTERVIEWERIDHH
Identification number of interviewer, household survey
W_URBAN
Urban-rural status
W_GEO_GH1988_2014
Ghana regions, 1988-2014 [integrated; GIS]
W_GEO_GH2014
Ghana regions, 2014 [GIS]
W_DHS_IPUMSI_GH
DHS-IPUMS-I Ghana regions, 1984-2014
W_AGE
Age
W_AGE5YEAR
Age in 5 year groups
W_BIRTHMO
Woman's month of birth
W_BIRTHYEAR
Woman's year of birth
W_DOBCMC
Respondent's date of birth, in century months
W_DOBINFORESP
Information given on respondent's date of birth
W_RESIDENT
Usual resident or visitor
W_RELATE
Respondent's relationship to HH head
W_PREGNANT
Currently pregnant
W_DURCURPREG
Duration of current pregnancy
W_TRIPSAWAYR
Number of trips away from home in last 12 months
W_TRIPAWAY1MO
Respondent away from home for over 1 month in last year
W_RELIGION
Religion
W_ETHNICITYGH
Ethnicity, Ghana
W_MARSTAT
Woman's current marital or union status
W_EVERMARRIED
Ever been married
W_CURRMARR
Woman never, currently, or formerly married
W_UNION1MORE
Woman had one or more than one union
W_AGEFRSTMAR
Age at first marriage or cohabitation
W_HUSAGE
Age of husband/partner
W_DURMARGRP
Marital or cohabitation duration (grouped)
W_MAR1STMO
Month of first marriage or cohabitation
W_MAR1STYR
Year of first marriage or cohabitation
W_YRSTO1STMAR
Years since starting date of 1st marriage or union
W_MAR1STCMC
Date of first marriage or cohabitation (CMC)
W_MAR1STDATINFO
Completeness of information, date of first marriage/union
W_MARTO1STBORNMO
Months between respondent's 1st marriage and 1st birth
W_WIFENUM
Number of other wives
W_WIFERANK
Wife rank number
W_HUSBINHOME
Husband/partner lives in woman's household
W_BRIDEWYN
Bridewealth negotiated in current union
W_BWSTATUS
Status of bridewealth
W_BWNOAGREE
Bridewealth not negotiated: Respondent did not agree
W_BWNOFAM
Bridewealth not negotiated: Family did not agree
W_BWNOFAMTIES
Bridewealth not negotiated: Family ties
W_BWNOHUSB
Bridewealth not negotiated: Husband not given opportunity
W_BWNONEED
Bridewealth not negotiated: No need
W_BWNONEG
Bridewealth not negotiated: Not negotiable
W_BWNOPREG
Bridewealth not negotiated: Woman pregnant
W_BWNOPRESTIGE
Bridewealth not negotiated: Prestige
W_BWNOOTHER
Bridewealth not negotiated: Other reason
W_CHEB
Total children ever born
W_TOTBIRTHIST
Number of entries in the birth history
W_SONSATHOME
Number of own sons living at home
W_DAUSATHOME
Number of own daughters living at home
W_SONSAWAYHOME
Number of own sons living away from home
W_DAUSAWAYHOME
Number of own daughters living away from home
W_SONSDIED
Number of own sons who have died
W_DAUSDIED
Number of own daughters who have died
W_BIRTHSIN5YRS
Number of births in last 5 years
W_BIRTHSIN1YR
Number of births in the past year
W_BIRTHSIN1MO
Total number of births in month of interview
W_DOB1STKIDCMC
Date of respondent's first birth, in century months
W_TIMEMENSTRUATE
Time since woman's last menstrual period
W_MENSTRUATE6WK
Woman menstruated last 6 weeks
W_OVCYCLE
When in cycle thinks pregnancy is most likely
W_CHEBALIVE
Total number of living children born to respondent
W_CHSURVPLUSPG
Total number of living children including current pregnancy
W_CHEBALIVETRUNC
Total number of living children, truncated at 6+
W_LASTBIRTHTOINTMO
Interval between last birth and interview, in months
W_CONCEPTDATEFLAG
Completeness of information on date of conception, current pregnancy
W_MENSTIMFLAG
Flag for reported time since last menstrual period
W_PREGTERMIN
Ever had pregnancy terminate via abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth
W_PREGTERMINMO
Calendar month of pregnancy termination
W_PREGTERMINYR
Year of last pregnancy termination
W_PREGTERMTIM
Months pregnant when pregnancy terminated
W_PREGTERMPREV
Respondent had previous pregnancy terminations (prior to last 5 years)
W_PRECALBIDX
Birth history index for last child born prior to the start of the calendar
W_BIRTHSOTHER
Other live births in interval between last birth reported and date of interview
W_BIRTHSTOT3YR
Total births in last 3 years prior to interview
W_PRECALTERM
Had pregnancies ending in miscarriage, abortion or stillbirth before calendar beginning
W_PRECALTERMMO
Month of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_PRECALTERMYR
Year of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_PRECALTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_PRECALTERMCOMP
Completeness of information for last pregnancy termination prior to calendar
W_TIMEMENSCALC
Computed time since last menstrual period
W_AGEAT1STBIRTH
Age of respondent at time of first birth
W_PREGTERMCMC
Century month date of last pregnancy termination
W_PREGTERMFLAG
Date flag for last terminated pregnancy
W_HHMEMTOTAL
Total number of household members
W_HHKIDLT5
Number of children under 5 in household
W_HHELIGWOMEN
Number of eligible women in household
W_HHEADAGE
Age of household head
W_HHEADAGEHH
Age of household head (from HH record)
W_HHEADSEX
Sex of household head
W_HHEADSEXHH
Sex of household head (from hh record)
W_FAMSTRUCTR
Relationship structure in HH
W_SLEEPROOMS
Number of rooms in HH used for sleeping
W_WALL
Main material of outside walls of dwelling
W_FLOOR
Main material of floor
W_ROOF
Main material of roof
W_ELECTRC
Has electricity
W_ELECTRCHH
Dwelling has electricity (from hh record)
W_COOKFUEL
Type of fuel household uses for cooking
W_KITCHEN
Household has separate room for kitchen
W_COOKWHERE
Where cooking is usually done
W_COOKOILTYPE
Type of cooking oil mainly used
W_TOILETTYPE
Type of toilet facility
W_TOILETPLACE
Location of toilet facilities
W_TOILETSHAREYN
Household shares toilet facility
W_TOILSHARNUMT
Number of other households sharing hh's toilet, topcoded
W_TIMETOTOILET
Minutes to reach toilet facility (away from dwelling/plot)
W_DRINKWTR
Major source of drinking water
W_WTRLOCATED
HH water source located in dwelling, plot, or elsewhere
W_TIMETOWTRIND
Time to water source (from individual respondent record)
W_TIMETOWTRHH
Time to reach water source and return, in minutes (from HH record)
W_TREATWTRYN
Household uses any method to treat drinking water
W_TRAQUA
HH treats water by: Adding Aquatabs
W_TRBLEACH
HH treats water by: Adding bleach/chlorine
W_TRBOIL
HH treats water by: Boiling
W_TRCLOTH
HH treats water by: Straining through cloth
W_TRFILTER
HH treats water by: Using water filters
W_TRSOLAR
HH treats water by: Solar disinfection
W_TRSTAND
HH treats water by: Letting it stand
W_TRCAMPH
HH treats water by: Adding camphor
W_TROTHER
HH treats water by: Other methods
W_TRDK
HH treats water by: Don't know
W_WSTORFLASK
HH drinking water storage: Flasks or bottles
W_WSTOREARTH
HH drinking water storage: Earthenware or pottery
W_WSTORMETAL
HH drinking water storage: Metal container
W_WSTORPLASTIC
HH drinking water storage: Plastic container or bucket
W_WSTOROTHER
HH drinking water storage: Other
W_WSTORDK
HH drinking water storage: Don't know
W_HANDWASHPLOBS
HH has place for handwashing (observed)
W_HANDWASHBRIDGE
Household has place for handwashing (bridging variable)
W_HWSOAP
Household has soap or other cleansing agent for handwashing
W_HANDWASHSAND
Ash/mud/sand present in observed handwashing place
W_HANDWASHWTR
Water present in observed handwashing place
W_HWNOCLAGENT
No cleaning agent in observed handwashing place
W_HHPHONE
Household has telephone
W_HHPHONEHH
House has telephone (household record)
W_MOBPHONE
HH has mobile phone
W_PC
HH has personal computer
W_BIKE
HH has bicycle
W_BIKEHH
HH has bicycle (from HH record)
W_CAR
HH has car/truck
W_CARHH
HH has car/truck (from HH record)
W_MOTORCYCL
HH has motorcycle/scooter
W_MOTORCYCLHH
HH has motorcycle/scooter (from HH record)
W_BOATWMOTOR
HH has boat with a motor
W_FRIDGE
HH has refrigerator
W_FRIDGEHH
HH has refrigerator (from HH record)
W_FREEZER
HH has freezer
W_RADIO
HH has radio
W_RADIOHH
HH has radio (from HH record)
W_TELEVISION
HH has television
W_TVHH
HH has television (from HH record)
W_BWTV
HH has black and white television
W_DVDVCD
HH has DVD/CD/VCR player
W_SEWMACHINE
HH has sewing machine
W_WATCHCLOCK
HH has watch or clock
W_CLOCKONLY
HH owns clock (not watch)
W_BED
HH has bed
W_TABLE
HH has table
W_CUPBOARDYN
HH has cupboard
W_BANKACC
HH has bank account
W_AGLANDYN
HH owns land for agriculture (yes or no)
W_DRAWNCART
HH has animal-drawn cart
W_GENERATYN
HH has generator
W_LIVESTOCKYN
HH owns livestock
W_CATTLEYN
HH owns cattle (yes or no)
W_CATTLENUM
Number of cattle owned by HH
W_COWBULLYN
HH owns cows/bulls (yes or no)
W_COWBULLNUM
Number of cows/bulls owned by HH
W_GOATYN
HH owns goats (yes or no)
W_GOATNUM
Number of goats owned by HH
W_PIGYN
HH owns pigs (yes or no)
W_PIGNUM
Number of pigs owned by HH
W_RABBITYN
HH owns rabbits (yes or no)
W_RABBITNUM
Number of rabbits owned by HH
W_GRASSCUTNUM
Number of grasscutters owned by HH
W_SALTBRIDGE
Iodized salt in household (bridging variable)
W_SALTRESULT
Results of salt iodine test (from individual record)
W_SALTEST1
Iodine level in HH salt, first grouping
W_SALTEST3
Summary result of salt test for iodine
W_BEDNETHH
Household has bednet for sleeping
W_BEDNETNUM
Number of mosquito nets owned by HH
W_BEDNETKIDLT5
Children under 5 slept under bednet last night
W_BEDNETKIDS
Number of children under bednet previous night
W_BEDNETWINF
Number of mosquito nets with specific information
W_SPRAYEDYR
Dwelling sprayed again mosquitoes, last 12 months
W_SPRAYEDGOV
Dwelling sprayed by government worker or program
W_SPRAYEDPRIV
Dwelling sprayed by private company
W_SPRAYEDNGO
Dwelling sprayed by NGO
W_SPRAYEDOTH
Dwelling sprayed by other
W_SPRAYEDDK
Don't know who sprayed dwelling
W_MLMSGURGCAREHH
Heard malaria message about urgently seeking care (HH respondent)
W_MLMSGACTRECHH
Heard malaria message about ACT medicine recommendation (HH respondent)
W_MLMSGFULLCORSHH
Heard malaria message about taking full course of medicine (HH respondent)
W_MLMSGANCHH
Heard malaria message about pregnant women getting ANC and meds (HH respondent)
W_MLMSGNETSHH
Heard malaria message about sleeping under nets (HH respondent)
W_MLSRCBROCHHH
Source of malaria message: Brochure or leaflet (HH survey)
W_MLSRCCOMHH
Source of malaria message: Community volunteer (HH survey)
W_MLSRCHWHH
Source of malaria message: Health worker (HH survey)
W_MLSRCNEWSHH
Source of malaria message: Newspaper or magazine (HH survey)
W_MLSRCPOSTHH
Source of malaria message: Poster (HH survey)
W_MLSRCRADIOHH
Source of malaria message: Radio (HH survey)
W_MLSRCTVHH
Source of malaria message: TV (HH survey)
W_MLSRCOTHERHH
Source of malaria message: Other source (HH survey)
W_INSHHNO
Number of household members covered by health insurance
W_CHHEDKIDLINENO
Line number of child selected for child education module
W_CHHEDPARLINENO
Line number of parent interviewed for child education module
W_CHHEDREADFQ
Frequency household members read to child
W_CHHEDHOMEWORK
Household member(s) helped child with homework in past 7 days
W_CHHEDGETBOOK
Household member(s) helped child access books in past 7 days
W_CHHEDLIBRARY
Household member(s) took child to library in past 7 days
W_CHHEDREADEVENT
Household member(s) took child to reading event in past 7 days
W_CHHEDTALKTEACH
Household member(s) talked to teacher about child's learning progress in past 7 days
W_CHHEDGOPTA
Household member(s) participated in Parent Teacher Association in past 7 days
W_CHHEDGOSCHLCOM
Household member(s) participated in school management committee in past 7 days
W_CHHEDREADREG
Household member(s) regularly read to child in past 7 days
W_CHHEDREADPUSH
Household member(s) encouraged child to read in past 7 days
W_CHHEDHIGHEXPECT
Household member(s) spoke to child of high expectations in past 7 days
W_CHHEDGIVELAMP
Household member(s) gave child lantern, flashlight, or lamp in past 7 days
W_CHHEDCUTCHORES
Household member(s) relieved child of some household chores in past 7 days
W_CHHEDOTHLEARN
Household member(s) helped child learn in some other way in past 7 days
W_CHHEDKIDBOOKSHOM
Number of children's books or reading materials in home
W_CHHEDTEACHLANG
Preferred language for teaching child
W_CHHEDTAKETEXTS
Frequency child brings school reading materials home
W_CHHEDGETOSCHL
How child travels to school
W_CHHEDTIMETOSCHL
How long it takes for child to get to school
W_CURRWORK
Currently working
W_JOBABSENT
Woman has job from which she was absent in past week
W_WKCURRJOB
Woman's occupation
W_WHOWORKFOR
Whom the respondent works for
W_WKWORKLASTYR
Respondent worked recently
W_WKEMPLOYWHEN
Respondent works all year, seasonally, or occasionally
W_WKEARNTYPE
Type of earnings for respondent's work
W_WKMATERNITY
Job offers paid or unpaid maternity leave
W_HUSJOB
Partner's occupation
W_WKEARNSMORE
Woman's earnings relative to husband/partner's earnings
W_WEALTHQ
Household wealth index in quintiles
W_WEALTHS
Wealth index factor score (5 decimals)
W_FEMOWNHOUSE
Woman owns house alone or jointly
W_FEMOWNLAND
Woman owns land alone or jointly
W_LIT2
Literacy, based on reading passage
W_LITBRIG
Literacy bridging variable
W_EDUCLVL
Highest educational level
W_YRSCHL
Highest year of education in level
W_EDYRTOTAL
Total years education
W_EDACHIEVER
Summary educational achievement
W_INSCHOOL
Woman still in school
W_WHYDROPOUT
Reason woman stopped attending school
W_AGESTARTSCHL
Age woman first enrolled in primary school
W_HUSEDLVL
Partner's educational level
W_HUSEDYR
Partner's highest year of education in level
W_HUSEDYRS
Partner's education in total years schooling
W_HUSEDACHIEVER
Husband's summary educational achievement
W_NEWSFQ
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
W_NEWSBRIG
Reads newspaper: Bridging variable
W_TVFQ
Frequency of watching television
W_TVBRIG
Watches television: Bridging variable
W_RADIOFQ
Frequency of listening to radio
W_RADIOBRIG
Listens to radio: Bridging variable
W_DECBIGHH
Final say on making large household purchases
W_DECFAMVISIT
Final say on visits to family or relatives
W_DECFEMEARN
Final say on spending woman's earnings
W_DECHUSEARN
Final say on spending husband's earnings
Total: 2080
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