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2010 Ghana Survey Codebook Q. No. Description Variable Name Value JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (JICA-RI) PERCEPTION SURVEYS FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT: “PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN AFRICA: THE ROLES OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION” 2010 Ghana Survey Codebook Q. Description Variable Value/Unit/Format No. Name Questionnaire ID qid Date of Interview ddate Start Time stime (HH:MM 24hr format) Cluster (neighbourhood/locality) ccluster Town ttown Household back-checked? hhcheck 0=No 1=Yes Reason for substituting Household 1 unrh01 1=Refused to be interviewed Reason for substituting Household 2 unrh02 2=Person selected through card procedure was never at home Reason for substituting Household 3 unrh03 3=Premises empty for the survey period Reason for substituting Household 4 unrh04 4=Deaf/spoke only a foreign language 5=Did not fit the gender quota Reason for substituting Household 5 unrh05 6=Other (specify) Number of people in the household nhh 1 What is the respondent’s gender? q1 1=Male 2=Female 2 What is your age? q2 (in years) 777=Refused to Answer 999=Unable to identify 3 Where were you born? - Village or town q3a - Region of birth q3b 1=Greater Accra 2=Volta 3=Central 4=Western 5=Eastern 6=Northern 7=Brong Ahafo 8=Upper West 9=Upper East 10=Ashanti 11=Britain 12=Nigeria - Home town q3c - Region of origin q3d 1=Greater Accra 2=Volta 3=Central 4=Western 5=Eastern 6=Northern 7=Brong Ahafo 8=Upper West 9=Upper East 10=Ashanti - 1 - JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (JICA-RI) PERCEPTION SURVEYS FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT: “PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN AFRICA: THE ROLES OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION” 2010 Ghana Survey Codebook 4 How often do you go back to your home 1=Never village/town? 2=Occasionally 3=Once or twice a year 4=3-4 times a year 5=Once a month 6=A couple of times a month 7=Once a week 8=More than once a week 77=Refused to answer 88=Not applicable 99=Do not know 5 What are the main reasons for visiting your home village/town? (up to 2 reasons) - Reason 1 q5t1 1=Family visits and obligations (e.g., funerals, marriages, etc.) 2=Vacation and rest 3=Business interests 4=Ethno-cultural reasons - Reason 2 q5t2 5=Other reasons (specify) 77=Refused to answer 88=Not applicable 99=Do not know - Other reason 1 (specified) q5to1 - Other reason 2 (specified) q5to2 6 What is your religion? q6 1=Catholic 2=Protestant 3=Pentecostal/Charismatic 4=Other 5=Muslim 6=Traditional religion 7=No religion 8=Other religion (specify) 77=Refused to answer - Other religion (specified) q6s 7 What is your ethnic group? q7 AKAN 1=Agona 2=Ahafo 3=Ahanta 4=Akuapen 5=Akwamu 6=Akyem 7=Aowin 8=Asante 9=Asen(Assin) 10=Boron(Brong) 11=Chokosi 12=Denkyira 13=Evalue - 2 - JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (JICA-RI) PERCEPTION SURVEYS FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT: “PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN AFRICA: THE ROLES OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION” 2010 Ghana Survey Codebook 14=Fante 15=Kwahu 16=Nzema 17=Sefwi 18=Wasa GA-DANGBE 20=Dangme(Adaa, Krobo, Manya, Shai, Yilo) 21=Ga EWE 22=Ewe GUAN 23=Akpafu, Bowiri, Buem, Likpe, Lolobi 24=Avatime, Logba, Nyangbo, Tafi 25=Awutu, Efutu, Senya 26=Cherepong, Adukrom, Anum, Larteh 27=Gonja 28=Nkonya 29=Yefi, Achode, Krachi, Nawuni, Nchumuru GURMA 30=Bimoba 31=Frafra/Talensi 32=Kokomba 33=Kyamba(Tchamba) 34=Pilapila 35=Salfalba(Sabulaba) Wali, Birifor MOLE-DAGBANI 36=Builsa(Kyangyaga or Kanjaga) 37=Dagaare, Lobi 38=Dagomba 39=Kusasi 40=Mamprusi 41=Namnam(Nabdom) 42=Nankani and Gurense 43=Nanumba 44=Waba(Wala) GRUSI 45=Kasena(Paga) 46=Mo 47=Sisala 48=Vagala 49=Other Grusi MANDE 50=Busanga 51=Wangara OTHER 52=Other ethnic group (specify) - Other ethnic group (specified) q7s 8 What languages do you speak at home? (up - 3 - JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (JICA-RI) PERCEPTION SURVEYS FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT: “PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN AFRICA: THE ROLES OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION” 2010 Ghana Survey Codebook to 3 languages) - Language 1 q8t1 1=English 2=Akan - Language 2 q8t2 3=Ewe 4=Mole-Dagbani 5=Ga/Dangme - Language 3 q8t3 6=Hausa 7=Other (specify) - Other language 1 (specified) q8t1s - Other language 2 (specified) q8t2s - Other language 3 (specified) q8t3s 9 What is the highest level of formal q9 0=None education that you have attained? 1=MSLC 2=BECE 3=Vocational/commercial 4=Teacher training certificate ‘B’ 5=Teacher training post-secondary 6=GCE ‘O’ level 7=SSCE 8=CGE ‘A’ level 9=Some post-secondary other than university 10=University 11=Post-graduate 77=Refused to answer 10 How many years of formal education do q10 in years you have? 11 What is your main occupation? (last main q11 0=Not working/unemployed occupation in case of unemployed, retired, 1=Legislators, senior officials and managers or disabled) 2=Professionals 3=Technicians and associate professionals 4=Clerks 5=Service workers, shop and market sales workers 6=Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 7=Craft and related trades workers 8=Plant and machine operators and assemblers 9=Elementary occupations 10=Armed forces and other security personnel 12=Other 12 Which of the following things do you own or have in your household? A: Radio q12a 0=No B: Bicycle q12b 1=Yes C: Television q12c 77=Refused to answer D: Mobile phone q12d E: Refrigerator q12e F: Flush toilet q12f - 4 - JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (JICA-RI) PERCEPTION SURVEYS FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT: “PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN AFRICA: THE ROLES OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION” 2010 Ghana Survey Codebook G: Car q12g 13 Over the last 12 months, how often, if ever, have you or anyone in your family gone without: A: Enough food to eat? q13a 0=Never B: Enough clean water for home use? q13b 1=Just once or twice C: Medicines or medical treatment? q13c 2=Several times D: Enough fuel (gas/kerosene/charcoal and q13d 3=Many times firewood) to cook your food? 4=Always E: A cash income? q13e 7=No children F: Money for school expenses for your q13f 77=Refused to answer children (like fees, uniforms or books)? 99=Don’t know G: Physical security? q13g 14 In general, how do you rate your living q14 1=Much worse conditions compared to those of other 2=Worse Ghanaians? 3=Same 4=Better 5=Much better 77=Refused to answer 99=Don’t know 15 How important are the following elements for the way you think about yourself? a) Your gender q15a 1=Not important b) Your native language q15b 2=Important c) Your nationality q15c 3=Very important d) Your religion q15d 77=Refused to answer e) Your ethnic group q15e 99=Don’t know f) Your region of origin q15f g) Your political ideology or preferences q15g h) Your neighbourhood or locality q15h i) Your job or occupation q15i 16 If you have to choose between the identity aspects or elements mentioned above, which are the three most important ones? - Most important identity 1 q16t01 1=Your gender 2=Your native language 3=Your nationality - Most important identity 2 q16t02 4=Your religion 5=Your job or occupation 6=Your ethnic group 7=Your region of origin - Most important identity 3 q16t03 8=Your political ideology or preference 9=Your neighbourhood or locality 77=Refused to answer 17 Which of the following statement best q17 1=I feel only Ghanaian expresses your feelings? 2=I feel more Ghanaian than (ethnic group) 3=I feel equally Ghanaian and (ethnic group) - 5 - JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (JICA-RI) PERCEPTION SURVEYS FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT: “PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN AFRICA: THE ROLES OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION” 2010 Ghana Survey Codebook 4=I feel more (ethnic group) than Ghanaian 5=I feel only (ethnic group) 77=Refused to answer 99=Don’t know 18 Are you or have you ever been married? q18 1=Never married 2=Currently married to one woman/man 3=Currently married to multiple wives 4=Currently married to a man with multiple wives 5=Consensual union (monogamous) 6=Divorced and not married 7=Spouse deceased and not married 8=Consensual union (polygamous) 77=Refused to answer 19 Could you tell me whether your spouse q19 88=Not applicable was/is from: A The same region as you? q19a 0=No 1=Yes 99=Don’t know - If no, specify his/her region. q19an B The same ethnic group as you? q19b 0=No 1=Yes 99=Don’t know - If no, specify his/her ethnic group. q19bn C The same religion as you? q19c 0=No 1=Yes 99=Don’t know - If no, specify his/her religion. q19cn D The same nationality as you? q19d 0=No 1=Yes 99=Don’t know - If no, specify his/her nationality. q19dn 20 Would you object if your daughter or sister q20 0=No wanted to marry someone from a particular 1=Yes religion, ethnic group or nationality? 77=Refused to answer 99=Don’t know - If yes, religion 1 q20r01 1=Christian 2=Catholic - If yes, religion 2 q20r02 3=Protestant 4=Pentecostal/Charismatic - If yes, religion 3 q20r03 5=Other Christian 6=Islam - If yes, religion 4 q20r04 7=Traditional Religion - If yes, religion 5 q20r05 8=No religion 9=Other religion (specify) - If yes, other religion 1 (specified) q20r01s - If yes, other religion 2 (specified) q20r02s - 6 - JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (JICA-RI) PERCEPTION SURVEYS FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT: “PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT IN AFRICA: THE ROLES OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION” 2010 Ghana Survey Codebook - If yes, other religion 3 (specified) q20r03s - If yes, other religion 4 (specified) q20r04s - If yes, other religion 5 (specified) q20r05s - If yes, ethnic group 1 q20e01 10=AKAN 11=Agona 12=Ahafo 13=Ahanta 14=Akuapen 15=Akwamu 16=Akyem 17=Aowin 18=Asante 19=Asen(Assin) 20=Boron(Brong) 21=Chokosi - If yes, ethnic group 2 q20e02 22=Denkyira 23=Evalue 24=Fante 25=Kwahu
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