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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Cancer (Q26bCAN)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 158

End: 158

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Is ….. taking medication for the illness(es) listed in Q2.6a?
a = Asthma
b = Diabetes
c = Cancer
d = HIV and AIDS
e = Hypertension/high blood pressure
f = Arthritis
g = Stroke
h = Heart attack/Myocardial infarction
i = Tuberculosis
j = Mental Illness
k = Epilepsy
l = Meningitis and Sinusitis
m = Pneumonia
n = Bronchitis
o = High Cholesterol
p = Osteoporosis

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	183	0.2%
2	No	21	0%
3	Don't know	0	0%
8	Not applicable	61717	82.9%
9	Unspecified	12528	16.8%

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

All members of the household who indicated in Q2.6a that they suffer from the conditions listed have to complete this question.
The respondent has to indicate whether medication is taken for each of the illnesses that he/she said they suffer from in Q2.6a.
Illnesses that they do not suffer from should be marked with code '4' - Not applicable.

Use codes 1 to 4 in the block next to the disease to indicate whether medication is taken or not

Description

Universe

This is applicable to all members of the household in the selected dwelling unit who suffer from conditions listed in Q2.6a.

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