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DATE: 26T H AUGUST 2013VENUE: LA PALM ROYALE

BEACH HOTEL

BACKGROUND OF GHANA LIVING STANDARDS

SURVEY (GLSS 6)

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Outline

BackgroundSurvey objectivesSurvey methodology

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Background

The first Ghana Living Standards Survey was conducted in 1987 followed by a series in 1988, 1991/1992, 1998/1999 and 2005/2006

2012/2013 survey is the 6th in the series

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Background (2)

It collects information on: Demographic characteristics of the population

Education

Health

Household income, consumption and expenditure patterns

Prices of consumer items

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Background (3)

Household agricultural production

Non-farm household enterprises

Household asset ownership

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Background (4)

Employment and Time Use (including Child Labour)

Housing and housing conditions of households

Household financial services

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Survey objectives

Provide information on the patterns of household consumption and expenditure

Serve as the basis for the construction of a new basket for the next re-basing of the Consumer Price Index

Provide information for up-dating the country’s National Accounts

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Survey objectives (2)

Provide information on household access to and use of financial services

Estimate the number of persons in the labour force (Employed and Unemployed)

Estimate the number of child workers (or children in employment) aged 5-17 years

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Survey methodology

The GLSS6 sample was made up of 1,200 Enumeration Areas (an EA has an estimated population of between 450 and 750)

EA distribution by locality : 545 (45%) urban and 655 (55%) rural

Data were collected from a nationally representative sample of 18,000 households (16,772, 93.2%)

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Survey methodology (2)

Six survey instruments/ questionnaires used Household questionnaire made up of: 1. Part A questionnaire (Education, Health,

Employment, Migration, Housing conditions)

2. Part B questionnaire (Agricultural production and disposal, Household expenditure, Income transfers, Household financial services

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Survey methodology (3)

Data collection involved 30 teams (direct interview)

Fieldwork lasted twelve months and was divided into 10 cycles of 35 days (1,800 households were visited in each cycle)

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Survey methodology (cont’d)

3. Community questionnaire (Community facilities including schools, markets, health facilities, etc.)

4. Price questionnaire (used to collect prices of goods and services)

5. Non-farm Household Enterprises

6. Governance, Peace and Security questionnaire

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