Living Standards Survey 2017
Ghana, 2017
Reference ID
GHA_2017_LSS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Producer(s)
Ghana Statistical Service
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Identification
Survey ID Number
GHA_2017_LSS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Title
Living Standards Survey 2017
Abbreviation or Acronym
LSS 2017
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Ghana | GHA |
Series Information
Yearly
Kind of Data
survey
Unit of Analysis
households/individuals
Version
Version number
1.0
Scope
Topic Classification
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| National sub region - level 1 | ILO |
| Geographical coverage | ILO |
| Sex | ILO |
| Age | ILO |
| Education (ISCED 11) | ILO |
| Education (Aggregate levels) | ILO |
| Education (Attendance) | ILO |
| Place of birth | ILO |
| Citizenship | ILO |
| Household relationship (Details) | ILO |
| Household relationship (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Marital status (Details) | ILO |
| Marital status (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Disability status (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Working age population | ILO |
| Labour Force Status | ILO |
| Youth not in education, employment or training | ILO |
| Multiple job holders | ILO |
| Status in employment (ICSE-93) | ILO |
| Status in employment (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4) | ILO |
| Economic activity (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Economic activity (Broad sector) | ILO |
| Economic activity (Agriculture, Non-agriculture) | ILO |
| Occupation (ISCO-08) | ILO |
| Occupation (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Occupation (Skill level) | ILO |
| Care employment categories | ILO |
| Institutional sector (private/public) of economic activities | ILO |
| Weekly hours actually worked in main job | ILO |
| Hazardous work of children | ILO |
| Child labour | ILO |
| Children in domestic work | ILO |
| Job (Working time arrangement) | ILO |
| Job (Type of contract) | ILO |
| Job (Form of contract) | ILO |
| Social Security Contribution | ILO |
| Paid leave | ILO |
| Sick leave | ILO |
| Parental leave | ILO |
| Place of work | ILO |
| Monthly earnings of employees in main job | ILO |
| Low hourly pay of employees - Experimental | ILO |
| Low monthly pay of employees - Experimental | ILO |
| Multiple job holders (Looking for another job) | ILO |
| Willing to work additional hours | ILO |
| Available to work additional hours | ILO |
| Cases of non-fatal occupational injury | ILO |
| Category of unemployment | ILO |
| Duration of unemployment (Details) | ILO |
| Duration of unemployment (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Discouraged job-seekers | ILO |
| Labour market attachment (Reasons for not seeking a job or being outside the labour market) | ILO |
| Work-based learners (Details) | ILO |
| Work-based learners (paid/unpaid) | ILO |
| Work-based learners (type) | ILO |
| Labour market attachment (Degree of) | ILO |
| Time-related underemployed | ILO |
| Work (children) | ILO |
| Economic activity (Sector) - Child Labour | ILO |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name |
|---|
| Ghana Statistical Service |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Sample size:
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017 |
Frequency of Data Collection
Yearly
Metadata production
Document ID
GHA_2017_LSS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | ILO | International Labour Organisation | Producer of DDI (via API) |
Date of Production
2025-04-21
Document version
1.0