Sample characteristics: Ghana
| Census characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2010 | |
| Title of census | 2000 Population and Housing Census | 2010 Population and Housing Census |
| Census agency | Ghana Statistical Service | Ghana Statistical Service |
| Population universe | All persons in households and all living quarters in Ghana at midnight of Census Night | All persons in households and all living quarters in Ghana at midnight of Census Night |
| De jure or de facto | De facto | De facto |
| Enumeration unit | Household | Household or group quarter |
| Census day | March 26, 2000 | September 26, 2010 |
| Field work period | ---- | ---- |
| Enumeration forms used | A single form which requested information about dwellings, households and individuals. | 2 main forms were used. PHC1A which collected information on individuals and households, and PHC1B which collected only individual level information for institutions and the floating population. |
| Type of field work | Direct enumeration | Direct enumeration |
| Respondent | Head of household (preferred) | Head of household or responsible household member |
| Microdata sample characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2010 | |
| Microdata source | Ghana Statistical Service | Ghana Statistical Service |
| Sample design | Systematic sample of every tenth private dwelling. Drawn by the Minnesota Population Center from 100% microdata. | Systematic sample of every tenth private dwelling. Drawn by the Ghana Statistical Service from 100% microdata. |
| Sample unit | Household | Household |
| Sample fraction | 10% | 10% |
| Sample size (person records) | 1,894,133 | 2,466,289 |
| Sample weights | Self-weighting. |
Self-weighting. |
| Expansion factor = 10. | Expansion factor = 10. | |
| Units Identified in Microdata | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2010 | |
| Dwellings | No | No |
| Vacant units | Yes | No (information was collected by the census, but is not included in the microdata sample) |
| Households | Yes | Yes |
| Individuals | Yes | Yes |
| Group quarters | Yes (collective) | Yes (collective) |
| Settled/Unsettled Population | No | No |
| Special populations | No | No |
| Smallest geography | District | District |
| Unit Definitions (Census) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2010 | |
| Dwellings | A structurally separate and independent place of abode. It could be a building or some form of space or shelter arranged for human habitation which was occupied at the time of the Census (e.g. a hut or group of huts). It may contain one or more households. The essential features are separateness and independence. | A structurally separate and independent place of abode. It could be a building or some form of space or shelter arranged for human habitation which was occupied at the time of the Census (e.g. a hut or group of huts). The essential features of living quarters are separateness and independence. |
| Households | A household consists of a person or a group of persons who live together in the same house or compound, share the same house-keeping arrangements and are catered for as one unit. It is important to remember that members of a household are not necessarily related (by blood or marriage) because househelps may form part of a household. | A household consists of a person or a group of persons, who live together in the same house or compound, share the same house-keeping arrangements and are catered for as one unit. In general, a household consists of a man, his wife, children and some other relatives or a house help who may be living with them. However, it is important to remember that members of a household are not necessarily related (by blood or marriage) because non-relatives (e.g. house helps) may form part of a household |
| Group quarters | — | — |
| Unsettled population | — | — |
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