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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Medical aid scheme (Q21MEDI)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 113

End: 113

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Is …… covered by a medical aid or medical benefit scheme or other private health insurance?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	11191	15%
2	No	62749	84.3%
3	Don't know	93	0.1%
9	Unspecified	416	0.6%

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

If the person is a dependant and is covered by someone else's scheme, the answer is “Yes”.
The medical aid schemes should be currently operational. Moreover, survey officers are instructed to inform the respondents that these schemes can cover medical expenses partially or fully. It is also clarified that the 'Yes' category includes everyone covered by the medical scheme. That means a person is not obliged to be the principal member of the scheme to qualify.

Description

Universe

This is applicable to all members of the household in the selected dwelling unit.

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