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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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Other assistive devices (Q29OTH)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1.1_20160608

Overview

Valid: 74449
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 186
End: 186
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 40
0.1%
2 No 66248
89%
8 Not applicable 7632
10.3%
9 Unspecified 529
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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