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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Tuberculosis (Q26aTB)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 147

End: 147

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Has a doctor/nurse/other healthcare worker at a clinic/hospital/private practice ever told ..... that he/she has /had any of the following?
Read all the options
01 = Asthma
02 = Diabetes
03 = Cancer
04 = HIV and AIDS
05 = Hypertension/high blood pressure
06 = Arthritis
07 = Stroke
08 = Heart attack/Myocardial infarction
09 = Tuberculosis
10 = Metal Illness
11 = Epilepsy
12 = Meningitis and Sinusitis
13 = Pneumonia
14 = Bronchitis
15 = High Cholesterol
16 = Osteoporosis
17 = Other (specify in the box)

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	587	0.8%
2	No	73490	98.7%
9	Unspecified	372	0.5%

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 deals with chronic illnesses, but only those that have been identified by a medical practitioner. Each option has to be read out and more than one response is possible. For those who answered 'No' to all options, skip to Q2.7a.

Question post text

If all options in 2.6a are ‘no’ then Go to Q2.7a

Description

Universe

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

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