Interpretations of Demographic Concepts
The Case of Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4121130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kofi Awusabo-Asare (0000-0003-3633-6668, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 675 |
| Publication date | 1988-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1973628 |
| OpenAlex | W1966527736 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
The Ghana Fertility Survey undertaken between February 1979 and March 1980 was part of the World Fertility Survey project. The immediate aim of this note is to consider some of the concepts and methodologies used in the Ghana Fertility Survey: 1) the utility of the concept of the household as a unit of data collection in the Ghanaian setting; 2) the effects of the failure of the Ghana Fertility Survey questionnaire to allow for differing forms of marriage in Ghana; 3) estimates of postpartum abstinence are used to illustrate some of the likely results from different interpretations of the contraceptive effect of abstinence. The results indicate that the concepts of household and marriage are not sufficiently descriptive of the situation in Ghana. For example multi-focal households and 4 forms of marriage implying varying degrees of stability exist in Ghana. Greater distinctions need to be made in demographic data collection in Ghana and more follow-up questions should be included in the questionnaire if the data is to accurately reflect the cultural and socioeconomic conditions of the country
Geography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Maternal and Child Health · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
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| Citation span | 1996 - 2025 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |