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Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey 2018-2019, Wave 3

Ghana, 2018 - 2019
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gha-isser-gseps-2018-2019-v1
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Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research,
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Nov 15, 2021
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • access_policy
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    gha-isser-gseps-2018-2019-v1
    Title
    Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey 2018-2019
    Subtitle
    Wave 3
    Country
    Name Country code
    Ghana gha
    Study type
    Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
    Abstract
    The Ghana Socioeconomic panel household survey is a joint effort between the Economic Growth Center at Yale University and the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at Legon (Accra, Ghana). The survey is meant to remedy a major constraint on the understanding of development in low-income countries - the absence of detailed, multi-level and long-term scientific data that follows individuals over time and describes both the natural and built environment in which the individuals reside. Most data collection efforts are short-term - carried out a one point in time; are limited in scope - collecting information on only a few aspects of the lives of the persons in the study; and when there are multiple rounds of data collection, individuals who leave the study area are dropped. This latter means that the most mobile people are not included in existing surveys and studies, perhaps substantially biasing inferences about who benefits from and who bears the cost of the development process. The goal of this project, which aims to follow all individuals, or a random subset, over time using a comprehensive set of survey instruments is thus to shed new light on long-run processes of economic development.
    Kind of Data
    Sample survey data
    Unit of Analysis
    Households and individuals

    Version

    Version Description
    Version 1
    Version Date
    2021

    Scope

    Notes

    The Household Questionnaire Part A collected on household members, including information on Non-resident Relatives and Spouses.

    The Household Questionnaire Part B collected the following data:

    Household assets – Farm assets and financial assets
    Agricultural production - plot, land tenure, inputs, labor, harvest, crop stores and sales,
    Non-farm Household Enterprises-types, assets and finance, labor, revenue and expenses,
    Household health - Insurance, Anthropometry, Immunization, Activities of Daily Living,
    Miscellaneous Health, Health in the Past 2 Weeks, Health in Last 12 Month,
    Women’s health - fertility and power relations,
    Men’s health – reproductive health and power relations,
    Children’s module-health, Digit Span test, Raven’s Pattern Cognitive Assessment,
    Psychology and Social Networking – psychology, personality questions, social networking and information seeking,
    Household Consumption and Expenditure and
    Housing characteristics

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    The survey is nationally representative
    Geographic Unit
    The data is at the leve of district and community

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research University of Ghana
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Global Poverty Research Lab Northwestern University Survey Design
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Global Poverty Research Lab Funder

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires
    The Household Questionnaire for the survey was in two parts, A and B. Questionnaire Part A collected data on household members and Questionnaire Part B collected data on the household and dwelling.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2018 2019 Wave 3
    Data Collectors
    Name Affiliation
    Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research University of Ghana

    access_policy

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    Ghana ACEIR Hub, ISSER University of Ghana joanakwawu@gmail.com
    Access conditions
    Public access data, available to all
    Citation requirements
    Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research. Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey 2018-2019, Wave 3 [dataset]. Version 1. Accra: ISSER [producer], 2021. Accra: Ghana ACEIR Hub [distributor], 2021.

    Metadata production

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research University of Ghana Metadata Creator
    Date of Metadata Production
    2021-11-10

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version
    1
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