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Ghana Living Standards Measurement Survey 1987-1988

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Ghana Living Standards Survey 1 1987-1988
Provider 
Ghana Statistical Service
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Geography 
Ghana (GHA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/1987 - 09/1988
Series or system 
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Longitudinal
Summary 

The first LSMS conducted in Ghana, also referred to as the GLSS, provides data on subjects such as household demographics, household expenses, education, health, economic activities, migration, housing, agriculture, prices of food, pharmaceuticals, and non-food items, and community facilities. Data was collected at the individual, household, and community level.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Assets, Birth control pills, Birth place, Breastfeeding, Child labor, Community action, Complete birth history, Condoms, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Crops, Diet, Domestic migration, Education, Education expenditures, Electricity, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family planning, Family size, Fertility, Food, Health care access, Health care costs, Health care personnel, Health care use, Health facilities, Hospitals, Household expenditures, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, IUDs, Immunization, Income, Injectable contraceptives, Injuries, International migration, Literacy, Live births, Livestock, Loans, Marital status, Marriage age, Mass media, Occupation codes, Occupations, Parents, Personal health expenditures, Pharmacies, Place of delivery, Population characteristics, Pregnancy, Public social assistance, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Skilled birth attendants, Stillbirths, Summary birth history, Traditional birth control, Transportation, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 6, 2023