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Living Standards Measurement Survey 2012-2013 Round 6 - Ghana: Housekeeping Time Use

The Living Standards Survey – Ghana: Housekeeping Time Use measure includes a single item from the Ghana Living Standards Survey 6. Asked of household members ages 5 years or older, this measure asks respondents questions pertaining to time allocated for household and care-giving activities. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original questionnaire located here.

Categories

Geographies Tested: Ghana

Populations Included: Female, Male

Age Range: Adolescents, Adults, Children

Items:

1. How much time in the last 7 days did you spend on any of the following activities for the household:

  • Collecting wood?
  • Fetching water?
  • Washing clothes?
  • Ironing?
  • Cleaning?
  • Cooking?
  • Shopping?
  • Running Errands?
  • Washing dishespots?
  • Taking care of children?
  • Taking care of elderly?
  • Taking care of the sick?
  • Collecting food from the garden?
  • Helping children with school work?

Response Options:
Enter 00 if none
____ hours
____ min

Scoring Procedures

Not Applicable

Original Citation

Ghana Statistical Service. (2013). Ghana Living Standards Survey 6 (With a Labour Force Module) 2012-2013, Round Six. http://www.webdeploy.statsghana.gov.gh/nada/index.php/catalog/72/datafile/F18


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