Ghana Living Standards Measurement Survey 1987-1988
General Info
Original or alternative title
Ghana Living Standards Survey 1 1987-1988
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
September, 1987 - September, 1988
Series or system
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 industry, 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
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Suggested citation
Ghana Statistical Service, World Bank (WB). Ghana Living Standards Measurement Survey 1987-1988.