Ghana Population and Housing Census 1984

Ghana Population and Housing Census 1984 - IPUMS

General Info

Provider

IPUMS

Microdata access: Register

Geography

Ghana (GHA)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

March, 1984 - April, 1984

Series or system

International Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Data type

Census: De facto - Household - Interview - Nationally representative

Summary

Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic, and health-related topics as well. The 1984 Ghana Population and Housing Census collected data via direct enumeration. The census day was March 11, 1984. A 10% self-weighted sample of households from the census (1,309,352 individuals) is available through IPUMS International at the University of Minnesota. Refer to the IPUMS website for guidelines on citing database versions.

Keywords

Birth place, Child labor, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Institutionalized population, International migration, Population, School enrollment

Citation

Contributors

Ghana Statistical Service

Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota

Publisher

Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota

Publication year

2015

Suggested citation

Minnesota Population Center, Ghana Statistical Service. Ghana Population and Housing Census 1984 from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International: [Machine-readable database]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2015.