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SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study 2013
Wave 2

South Africa, 2013
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ZAF_2013_SAGE-WOPS_v01_M
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Professor NEWELL, Marie-Louise, Dr MUTEVEDZI, Portia, Dr NYIRENDA, Makandwe,
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q221: Difficulty experienced Last 30 days, Feeling Sad or Unhappy (q221)

Data file: WOPSIISouthAfricaData

Overview

Valid: 509
Invalid: 3
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 16
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
Overall in the last 30 days/month …
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Literal question
how much of a problem did you have with feeling sad, low or unhappy?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 None 164
32.2%
2 Mild 19
3.7%
3 Moderate 53
10.4%
4 Severe 118
23.2%
5 Extreme/can't do 155
30.5%
7 N/A 0
0%
8 DK 0
0%
Sysmiss 3
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
Interviewer to read: I would like to review the different functions of your body. When answering these questions, I would like you to think about the last 30 days/ month, taking both good and bad days into account.
When I ask about difficulty, I would like you to consider how much difficulty you have had, on an average, in the past one month, while doing the activity in the way that you usually do it. By difficulty, I mean requiring increased effort, discomfort or pain, slowness or changes in the way you do the activity. Please answer this question taking into account any assistance you have available (answer this question the difficulty you might have when you do it without assistance)
Question post text
1. None
2. Mild
3. Moderate
4. Severe
5. Extreme/can't do
7. N/A
8. DK
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