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Population and Housing Census 2010

Ghana, 2010
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • access_policy
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    gha-gss-phc-2010-v1.0
    Title
    Population and Housing Census 2010
    Country
    Name Country code
    Ghana GHA
    Study type
    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
    Series Information
    Ghana Statistical Service. Population and Housing Census 2010 [dataset]. Version 1.0. Accra: Ghana Statistical Service [producer and distributor], 2012.
    Abstract
    The 2010 Census was undertaken to update current information on the size, sex, age, composition and other characteristics of Ghana's population and to ascertain the specific changes in these characteristics which had taken place since the last census was conducted in 2000. The Census was expected to
    ensure the continuation of a time series of demographic and socio-economic benchmark data at the national and sub-national levels and enhance the capability-building programme of the Statistical Service. The main objective of the 2010 Population and Housing Census was to update the statistical information on the characteristics of the population of Ghana.
    Kind of Data
    Census/enumeration data
    Unit of Analysis
    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description
    v1.0
    Version Date
    2011-12-12

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope of the Population and Housing Census includes:
    Household: Housing conditions and community facilities, houshold characteristics, absentees, emigrants, ICT use and agricultural activities
    Persons: Marital status, literacy, education, economic activity, disability and use of ICT, fertility for women aged 12 and above and women 12 years and older

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    censuses [14.1] CESSDA
    information technology [16.2] CESSDA
    basic skills education [6.1] CESSDA
    agricultural, forestry and rural industry [2.1] CESSDA
    fertility [14.2] CESSDA
    morbidity and mortality [14.4] CESSDA
    housing [10.1] CESSDA
    economic conditions and indicators [1.2] CESSDA

    Coverage

    Universe
    The 2010 census covered a de-facto population count of Ghana on Census Night (26th September 2010). These were all usual residents, infants sick as well as the mentally challenged, inmates of institutions. out-door sleepers and all persons who spend census night within the boarders of Ghana, semi-stable floating population enumeration was done immediately after midnight of Census Night. Enumeration was done on Census Night of fishermen, other persons at sea and other persons in Field Camps. All types of housing structures were listed a week before the census night. All enumeration of institutional population was done a week before the Census Night

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Ghana Statistical Service Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
    Producers
    Name Role
    United Nations Fund for Population Activiities Technical assistance
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Danish International Development Agency Technical assistance and material support.
    Department for International Development Technical assistance and material support.
    Republic of China Technical assistance and material support.
    United Nations Children Fund Technical assistance and material support.
    United Nations Development Programme Technical assistance and material support.
    United Nations Fund for Population Activities Technical assistance and material support.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires
    PHC-1A: Household questionnaire - admistered to household population. This questionnaire includes modules on Household roster, Usual household members absent, Emigration, Population, Mortality, ICT, Agriculture and Housing

    PHC-1A Usual Members Absent Continuation Sheet

    PHC-1A Emigration Continuation Sheet

    PHC-1B: Group quarter questionnaire - administered to homeless households and group quarter population. This excludes usual members absent, emigration, mortality, ICT at household level, agricultural and housing modules.

    PHC-1C: Group quarter questionnaire which was administered to individual members and later transferred to PHC-1B questionnaire

    PHC-3: EA Result Sheet - Captured summary information on population by sex and the number of localities in each Enumeration Area (EA).

    PHC-4: Final Summary Sheet - Captured summary information on the number of residential structures, number of households, population by sex and household and non-household population and the availability of telecommunication, education, health and toilet facilities in the locality.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2010-09-26 2010-10-22
    Time periods
    Start date End date Cycle
    2010-09-26 2020-09-26 10
    Data Collection Mode
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name
    Ghana Statistical Service
    Ministry of Education

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name URL Email
    The Government Statistician gsoffice@statsghana.gov.gh
    Head, Data Management Unit dsar@statsghana.gov.gh
    Access conditions
    Public use files, available to all
    Citation requirements
    Ghana Statistical Service. Population and Housing Census 2010 [dataset]. Version 1.0. Accra: Ghana Statistical Service [producer and distributor], 2012.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Copyright
    Copyright © 2011 Ghana Statistical Service

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    The Government Statistician Ghana Statistical Service gsoffice@statsghana.gov.gh
    Head, Data Management Unit Ghana Statistical Service dsar@statsghana.gov.gh

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    DDI-GHA-GSS-PHC-2010-v1.0
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Ghana Statistical Service autonomous Creator of the original metadata
    Date of Metadata Production
    2021-02-22

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    v2
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