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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Health status (Q22GENHEALTH)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 114

End: 114

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How would you describe……‘s health in general? Would you say it is ......

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Excellent	22703	30.5%
2	Very Good	16800	22.6%
3	Good	25658	34.5%
4	Fair	5764	7.7%
5	Poor	1834	2.5%
6	Not sure	104	0.1%
9	Unspecified	1586	2.1%

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

This question is applicable to all in the household. This question wants to determine the general health of the individuals in the household.

Description

Universe

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

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