General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015

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ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS

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Statistics South Africa

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If father was alive five years ago (Q13bFalive)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 48

End: 48

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Was .....’s biological father alive five years ago?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	3513	4.7%
2	No	27858	37.4%
3	Don't know	121	0.2%
8	Not applicable	42124	56.6%
9	Unspecified	833	1.1%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

After answering the interviewer must proceed to Q1.4a.

Question post text

Go to Q1.4a

Description

Definition

This is a follow-up to Question Q1.3a and seeks to find out whether a deceased father was alive five years before the survey

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