Structures and Functions of the Informal Sectors in Ghana
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA5006 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.5006
Abstract: General and financial situation as well as problems of companies in the
informal sector.
Topics: region and land of origins; ethnic group affiliation; marital
status; occupational activities of spouse; contribution of spouse to
family income; number of children; education level; occupational
activities before founding the business; knowledge necessary to run the
business; manner of knowledge acquisition; reasons for migration;
length of stay in Nima; type of business and location; type of goods or
services offered; sources for goods and equipment; type of customers;
length of business activi ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 07.1980
Geographic coverage: Greater Accra (GH-AA), Nima and Mamobi (Accra), Ghana
Universe: Companies in the informal sector.
Number of Units: 460
Sampling Procedure: Area sample
Mode of Data Collection: Oral interview with standardized questionnaire
Data Collector: E. Burchards,
Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Analysis System(s): -
Number of Variables: 69
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Burchards, Eckehard - Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Publication year: 1990
DOI: 10.4232/1.5006
Study number: ZA5006
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.5006
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Burchards, Eckehard:
Strukturen und Funktionen des informellen Sektors in Ghana.
Hamburg: Institut für Afrika-Kunde 1983.
(Arbeiten aus dem Institut für Afrika-Kunde, 44)
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