{"doc_desc":{"title":"gha-gss-mc-1960-v1","producers":[{"name":"DataFirst","abbreviation":"","affiliation":"University of Cape Town","role":"Metadata producer"}],"prod_date":"2024-10-30","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1"}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"gha-gss-mc-1960-v1","title":"Ghana Statistical Service Microdata Catalog 1960-","alt_title":"GSSMC 1960-"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","affiliation":"Government of Ghana"}],"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","affiliation":"Government of Ghana","email":"","uri":"https:\/\/statsghana.gov.gh\/index.php?id=MjYzOTE0MjAuMzc2NQ==\/webstats\/4238n0op4p"}]},"study_info":{"abstract":"The Statistical Service Law 135 of 1985 established the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) as part of the Ghana Public Service. GSS by mandate conducts censuses and surveys and publishes socio-economic data critical for the development of the country. The GSS Microdata Catalog holds GSS micro-datasets from 1960 to the current year, disseminated as public use or research use data.","nation":[{"name":"Ghana","abbreviation":"gha"}],"analysis_unit":"Households, individuals, and establishments","data_kind":"Administrative records and survey data"},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"contact":[{"name":"Ghana Statistical Service","affiliation":"Government of Ghana","email":"","uri":"https:\/\/microdata.statsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/catalog\/central\/?page=1&ps=15"}]}}},"schematype":"survey"}