PREVENTION OF POVERTY IN THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA

Dear Respondent,

My name is Adofo, Ropheka Takyiwaa. I am an undergraduate student from Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Faculty of Bioeconomy Development, Business and Rural Development Research Institute, Lithuania. I am currently conducting research on poverty prevention in the Northern Region of Ghana. Additionally, this questionnaire will assist in understanding the causes and effects of poverty on the people in the Northern Region of Ghana, helping to prepare a sustainable poverty prevention plan.

This questionnaire is strictly for academic purposes. I would appreciate it if you could help by providing accurate answers to these questions. Please note that any information connected with you will remain confidential. Kindly select the answers that apply to you and provide your views on the closed questions.

 

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Location..............................................................

Gender    F        M

Age…………...

1. Which district do you live in the Northern region?

2. What is your education level?

3. Kindly tell me your occupation?

  1. self-employed
  2. community leader
  3. trader
  4. businesswoman
  5. currently not employed
  6. secretary

4. Which one of these applies to you at present?

5. How many people are there in your household?

6. How many children are in your household?

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. zero
  6. 3

7. What is your personal average monthly income?

8. What issues concern you the most in your area?

9. Do you often meet or see people who experience poverty? How can you characterize them?

  1. don't know
  2. yes, i do; they always have problems and are sad.
  3. i have not paid attention.
  4. not really
  5. yes, i do.. they look really sad and depressed.
  6. children, widows, elderly

10. What social group is often seen as a poverty group in the area you live?

11. Please define your relationship with family

12. Please define your relationship with relatives

13. Please define your relationship with neighbors?

14. Please define your relationship with friends?

15. Please define your relationship with work colleagues?

16. Please define your relationship with community leaders?

17. Please define your relationship with Members of Parliament?

18. What is the level of impact of poverty on you?

19. Are you aware of any poverty prevention programmes in your region?

20. What programmes/plans does the government have in your region to reduce poverty in your area?

21. In your view, do you believe that the creation of poverty prevention programmes has any impact on you and the people of the region?

22. How do you want the government to help in reducing poverty in your region?

23. Who do you think are/can be the main actors in poverty prevention?

  1. sorry
  2. everyone in the northern region
  3. i don’t know
  4. all the actors in questions 11-17
  5. ministers of parliament, community leaders, neighbors
  6. parents and government

24. What can you suggest to reduce poverty in the Northern Region of Ghana (please write your opinion)?

  1. don't know
  2. provide jobs, community security, quality education.
  3. everything possible
  4. by introducing social security benefits
  5. i feel like the government needs to intervene.
  6. creating jobs, providing quality education.
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