1
10
8
4
5
9
2
6
3
7
Note: N(WW1)=2289, N(WW2)=1660. The consensus is that the Census of 1931 suffers from underreporting, but that all regions are affected to a similar degree.
1: Western, 2: Central, 3: Greater Accra, 4: Brong-Ahafo, 5: Ashanti, 6: Eastern, 7: Volta, 8: Northern, 9: Upper West, 10: Upper East.
Figure 3: Height distributions of WW1 & WW2 enlistees
Note: N(WW1)=2354, N(WW2)=1450. Individuals were assigned to the regions using the place of birth. Mean year of birth of WW1 (WW2) enlistees: 1893 (1917).
Figure 4: Heights in Ghana, birth cohorts 1880-1919 (upper: raw estimate, lower: adjusted for selectivity)
Figure 5: Economic development and nutritional status in Ghana, birth cohorts 1940-1980
Sources: Maddison 2001, GLSS 1987/88 and GDHS 2003.
Figure 6: Height trends of the genders in Ghana, birth cohorts 1940-1960
Note: The data is drawn from the Living Standard Measurement Study surveys GLSS 1988/89 (World Bank). About 60% of the individuals in the GLSS survey were remeasured in a second round. Inconsistencies between the first and second rounds (sex, age > 5 years, height > 10 cm) as well as extreme outliers were excluded; remaining minor deviations were averaged. In total, the Ghanaian mean heights are based on 8138 native born individuals between 25 and 49 years of age.
Table 1: Occupation before joining the GCR (in %)
|
Pre-WW1
|
WW1
|
Inter-war
|
WW2
|
Unskilled
|
12.0
|
14.0
|
24.2
|
8.8
|
Farmer/
Semiskilled
|
79.2
|
68.6
|
67.6
|
62.9
|
Skilled
|
2.8
|
10.9
|
3.9
|
18.0
|
Semiprof
|
6.0
|
5.2
|
3.7
|
8.7
|
Prof
|
0.0
|
1.3
|
0.6
|
1.6
|
N
|
284
|
5698
|
673
|
2544
|
Note: Classification according to Armstrong (1972).
Table 2: Trend estimates of heights in Ghana, 1880-1919
. truncreg ht age21 age22 b1880 b5_1895 b5_1900 b5_1905 b5_1910 b5_1915 prewar
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