Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey 2009-2010, Wave 1
Ghana, 2009 - 2010
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gha-isser-gseps-2009-2010-v1
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Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research
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Identification
Survey ID Number
gha-isser-gseps-2009-2010-v1
Title
Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey 2009-2010, Wave 1
Subtitle
Wave 1
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Ghana | gha |
Study type
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
Abstract
The Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey is a joint effort between the Economic Growth Center at Yale University (Wave 1 2009), the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University (Wave 2 2013) and the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at the University of Ghana. The survey is meant to remedy a major constraint on the understanding of development in low-income countries - the absence of detailed, multi-level and long-term scientific data that follows individuals over time and describes both the natural and built environment in which the individuals reside. Most data collection efforts are short-term - carried out a one point in time; are limited in scope - collecting information on only a few aspects of the lives of the persons in the study; and when there are multiple rounds of data collection, individuals who leave the study area are dropped. This latter means that the most mobile people are not included in existing surveys and studies, perhaps substantially biasing inferences about who benefits from and who bears the cost of the development process. The goal of this survey, which aims to follow all individuals, or a random subset, over time using a comprehensive set of survey instruments is thus to shed new light on long-run processes of economic development.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Unit of Analysis
Households and individuals
Version
Version Description
Version 1
Version Date
2010-08
Scope
Notes
The data consists of the following:
Demographic Characteristics, employment, education, and migration.
Information on non resident relatives and spouses.
Household assets-livestock, tools, durable goods and financial assets (borrowing, lending, out and in transfers and savings.
Agricultural production-land information, crop sales and storage
Non-farm Household Enterprises-types, assets and finance, labour, revenue and expenses.
Household health and fertility- women's health, men's health and power relations for men and women
A children's module-health, Digit Span test, Raven's Pattern Cognitive Assessment
Housing and Housing Conditions Prices of Consumer Items.
Psychology and Social Network-Kessler 10 Depression, time use, Big 5 Personality questions and information seeking
Household Consumption and Expenditure
Housing characteristics
Demographic Characteristics, employment, education, and migration.
Information on non resident relatives and spouses.
Household assets-livestock, tools, durable goods and financial assets (borrowing, lending, out and in transfers and savings.
Agricultural production-land information, crop sales and storage
Non-farm Household Enterprises-types, assets and finance, labour, revenue and expenses.
Household health and fertility- women's health, men's health and power relations for men and women
A children's module-health, Digit Span test, Raven's Pattern Cognitive Assessment
Housing and Housing Conditions Prices of Consumer Items.
Psychology and Social Network-Kessler 10 Depression, time use, Big 5 Personality questions and information seeking
Household Consumption and Expenditure
Housing characteristics
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The data from the baseline Ghana Socio-Economic Panel Survey consists of a nationally representative sample of 5009 households in 334 enumeration areas (EAs) containing 18,889 household members.
Geographic Unit
The data is at the leve of district and community
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Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research | University of Ghana |
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth Center | Yale University | Survey design |
| Global Poverty Research Lab | Northwestern University | Survey design |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth Center | EGC | Funder |
| Global Poverty Research Lab | GPRL | Funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-11 | 2010-04 | Wave 1 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face Interviews
Data Collection Notes
The main field work for the survey covered a 6-month period (November 2009 to April 2010) in order to ensure that enough household baseline information was gathered. Seventeen teams were involved in the data collection. Each of the teams was made up of a Supervisor, a Senior Interviewer, four Interviewers and a Driver. A number of supervisory teams from ISSER visited the field at regular intervals to enforce good quality control for field operations and also shaped the direction for the survey.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research | ISSER | University of Ghana |
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
There are two questionnaires, Part A and Part B, which collected data on households and household members.
Access policy
Access conditions
Public access data, available to all
Citation requirements
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research. Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey 2009-2010, Wave 1 [dataset]. Version 1. Accra: ISSER [producer], 2010. Accra: Ghana ACEIR Hub [distributor], 2021.
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana ACEIR Hub, ISSER | University of Ghana | joanakwawu@gmail.com | www.isser.ug.edu.gh |