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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Agricultural Surveys

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Chronic medication (Q29CMED)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 185

End: 185

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Does ….. use any of the following?
Read all the options
1 = Eye glasses/spectacles/contact lenses
2 = Hearing aid
3 = Walking stick/walking frame
4 = Wheelchair
5 = Chronic medication
6 = Other assistive devices (specify in box below)

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	8854	11.9%
2	No	57415	77.1%
8	Not applicable	7632	10.3%
9	Unspecified	548	0.7%

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 aimed at finding out whether someone is using any corrective aids for their general functioning. Each option or area of functioning has to be read out to the respondent.
The respondent has to rate each individual in terms of the degree to which someone has difficulties doing any of the listed activities.

Description

Universe

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

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