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Aging Survey 2006

Sri Lanka, 2006
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LKA_2006_AS_v01_M
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Human Development Unit - South Asia Region
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Data file: Adult Child

Adult Child Data: Corresponds to the Adult Child (18+) Questionnaire

Cases: 609
Variables: 305

Variables

sheno
Data Administration Number
da_no
Field Reference Number
di
Province & District
ds
Divisional Sectractriate
gn_numb
Grama Niladarai Division Name and Number
gn_code
Grama Niladarai Division Code Number
se
Sector (Urban/Rural/Estate)
co
Name of Ward/village/Estate
cb
Census Block Number
lhu_hrn
LHU - Household Reference Number
lhu_cat
LHU Sample Category Reference Number
lhu_ref
LHU Category Reference Number
hh_id
Respondent Full Name & Respondent HH Member ID
q2_2
Member ID from household roster
q2_3
What is your current employment status (economic activity)?
q2_3_7
Question not relevant/ never worked full time
q2_4
Sector of work
q2_5
Current occupation
q2_6
Current Business/industry
q2_7
Place of work/employment
q2_7a
How many hours do you stay (including traveling) outside for work?
q2_8
What is your marital status?
q2_9_1
How many living children do you have altogether - own son
q2_9_2
How many living children do you have altogether - own daughter
q2_9_3
How many living children do you have altogether - Adopted/step-son
q2_9_4
Adopted/step-daughter
q3_1
In the past 12 months, did you provide housework help or help with cooking
q3_1a_1
Who did you help with housework? (1)
q3_1a_2
Who did you help with housework? (2)
q3_1a_3
Who did you help with housework? (3)
q3_1a_4
Who did you help with housework? (4)
q3_1a_5
Who did you help with housework? (5)
q3_1b_1
How often?
q3_1b_2
How often?
q3_1b_3
How often?
q3_1b_4
How often?
q3_1b_5
How often?
q3_1c_1
Do you live together?
q3_1c_2
Do you live together?
q3_1c_3
Do you live together?
q3_1c_4
Do you live together?
q3_1c_5
Do you live together?
q3_1d_1
If living together the household line number
q3_1d_2
If living together the household line number
q3_1d_3
If living together the household line number
q3_1d_4
If living together the household line number
q3_1d_5
If living together the household line number
q3_2
In the past 12 months, did you provide food or clothes to any relatives?
q3_2a_1
Which relative did you provide food/clothes to?
q3_2a_2
Which relative did you provide food/clothes to?
q3_2a_3
Which relative did you provide food/clothes to?
q3_2a_4
Which relative did you provide food/clothes to?
q3_2a_5
Which relative did you provide food/clothes to?
q3_2b_1
How often?
q3_2b_2
How often?
q3_2b_3
How often?
q3_2b_4
How often?
q3_2b_5
How often?
q3_2c_1
Do you live together?
q3_2c_2
Do you live together?
q3_2c_3
Do you live together?
q3_2c_4
Do you live together?
q3_2c_5
Do you live together?
q3_2d_1
If living together the household line number
q3_2d_2
If living together the household line number
q3_2d_3
If living together the household line number
q3_2d_4
If living together the household line number
q3_2d_5
If living together the household line number
q3_3
In the past 12 months, did you provide emotional support or advice to any relati
q3_3a_1
Who did you provide emotional support/ advice to?
q3_3a_2
Who did you provide emotional support/ advice to?
q3_3a_3
Who did you provide emotional support/ advice to?
q3_3a_4
Who did you provide emotional support/ advice to?
q3_3a_5
Who did you provide emotional support/ advice to?
q3_3b_1
How often?
q3_3b_2
How often?
q3_3b_3
How often?
q3_3b_4
How often?
q3_3b_5
How often?
q3_3c_1
Do you live together?
q3_3c_2
Do you live together?
q3_3c_3
Do you live together?
q3_3c_4
Do you live together?
q3_3c_5
Do you live together?
q3_3d_1
If living together the household line number
q3_3d_2
If living together the household line number
q3_3d_3
If living together the household line number
q3_3d_4
If living together the household line number
q3_3d_5
If living together the household line number
q3_4
In the past 12 months, did you receive housework help from any relatives?
q3_4a_1
Who helped you with housework?
q3_4a_2
Who helped you with housework?
q3_4a_3
Who helped you with housework?
q3_4a_4
Who helped you with housework?
q3_4a_5
Who helped you with housework?
q3_4b_1
How often?
q3_4b_2
How often?
q3_4b_3
How often?
q3_4b_4
How often?
q3_4b_5
How often?
q3_4c_1
Do you live together?
q3_4c_2
Do you live together?
q3_4c_3
Do you live together?
q3_4c_4
Do you live together?
q3_4c_5
Do you live together?
q3_4d_1
If living together the household line number
q3_4d_2
If living together the household line number
q3_4d_3
If living together the household line number
q3_4d_4
If living together the household line number
q3_4d_5
If living together the household line number
q3_5
In the past 12 months, did you receive food, clothes, or other material goods fr
q3_5a_1
Who provided you with food/clothes?
q3_5a_2
Who provided you with food/clothes?
q3_5a_3
Who provided you with food/clothes?
q3_5a_4
Who provided you with food/clothes?
q3_5a_5
Who provided you with food/clothes?
q3_5b_1
How often?
q3_5b_2
How often?
q3_5b_3
How often?
q3_5b_4
How often?
q3_5b_5
How often?
q3_5c_1
Do you live together?
q3_5c_2
Do you live together?
q3_5c_3
Do you live together?
q3_5c_4
Do you live together?
q3_5c_5
Do you live together?
q3_5d_1
If living together the household line number
q3_5d_2
If living together the household line number
q3_5d_3
If living together the household line number
q3_5d_4
If living together the household line number
q3_5d_5
If living together the household line number
q3_6
In the past 12 months, did you receive help to go to the doctors'
q3_6a_1
Who provided you with this help?
q3_6a_2
Who provided you with this help?
q3_6a_3
Who provided you with this help?
q3_6a_4
Who provided you with this help?
q3_6a_5
Who provided you with this help?
q3_6b_1
How often?
q3_6b_2
How often?
q3_6b_3
How often?
q3_6b_4
How often?
q3_6b_5
How often?
q3_6c_1
Do you live together?
q3_6c_2
Do you live together?
q3_6c_3
Do you live together?
q3_6c_4
Do you live together?
q3_6c_5
Do you live together?
q3_6d_1
If living together the household line number
q3_6d_2
If living together the household line number
q3_6d_3
If living together the household line number
q3_6d_4
If living together the household line number
q3_6d_5
If living together the household line number
q3_7
In the past 12 months, did you receive emotional support or advice from any relatives?
q3_7a_1
Who gave you emotional support/advice?
q3_7a_2
Who gave you emotional support/advice?
q3_7a_3
Who gave you emotional support/advice?
q3_7a_4
Who gave you emotional support/advice?
q3_7a_5
Who gave you emotional support/advice?
q3_7b_1
How often?
q3_7b_2
How often?
q3_7b_3
How often?
q3_7b_4
How often?
q3_7b_5
How often?
q3_7c_1
Do you live together?
q3_7c_2
Do you live together?
q3_7c_3
Do you live together?
q3_7c_4
Do you live together?
q3_7c_5
Do you live together?
q3_7d_1
If living together the household line number
q3_7d_2
If living together the household line number
q3_7d_3
If living together the household line number
q3_7d_4
If living together the household line number
q3_7d_5
If living together the household line number
q3_8
How often do you feel worried or stressed in your daily life?
q3_9
What would you say is your main source of worry or stress?
q3_10
In your opinion, who should be responsible for taking care of parents in old age?
q3_11
In your opinion what is the best living arrangement for the elderly?
q3_12
In your opinion from whom should care-givers expect to receive support during old age?
q3_13
Do you know of old age homes?
q3_14
Would you consider putting your parent in an old age home?
q3_15
Why not?
q3_16
Are you aware of any social assistance schemes of the govt. for the elderly?
q3_17_1
Concession for tickets in trains
q3_17_2
Reservation of seats in buses
q3_17_3
Preference for facilities such as telephone connection
q3_17_4
Special interests in Bank Accounts
q3_17_5
Elders Identity card issued by the Department of Social Services
q3_17_6
Elder's Hand Book and periodical magazine published by Department of Social Services
q3_18
Do the elderly in your household have an ELDERLY identity card provided by the Department of Social Welfare?
q3_19
Have you ever heard of National Secretariat for Elders?
q3_20
What role or responsibility do they perform?
q4_1
Are you the primary caregiver for an older adult in your family?
q4_2_1a1
List relationship
q4_2_2a1
Household Line Number
q4_2_1a2
List relationship
q4_2_2a2
Household Line Number
q4_2_1a3
List relationship
q4_2_2a3
Household Line Number
q4_3_1
How long have you been taking care of this elderly?
q4_3_1y
How long have you been taking care of this elderly? - Years
q4_3_1m
How long have you been taking care of this elderly? - Months
q4_3_2
How long have you been taking care of this elderly?
q4_3_2y
How long have you been taking care of this elderly? - Years
q4_3_2m
How long have you been taking care of this elderly? - Months
q4_3_3
How long have you been taking care of this elderly?
q4_3_3y
How long have you been taking care of this elderly? - Years
q4_3_3m
How long have you been taking care of this elderly? - Months
q4_4_1
Who assists you in care giving? - Noone
q4_4_2
Who assists you in care giving? - Spouse of the elderly
q4_4_3
Who assists you in care giving? - Child
q4_4_4
Who assists you in care giving? - Grand son/daughter
q4_4_5
Who assists you in care giving? - Sibling
q4_4_6
Who assists you in care giving? - Paid servant
q4_5
How much time do you spend, on average, per day in taking care of this older adult/s?
q4_6_1
What are the main types of assistance you provide to the older adult/adults? Bathing
q4_6_2
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Feeding
q4_6_3
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Toileting
q4_6_4
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Getting in and out of bed
q4_6_5
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Moving around the house
q4_6_6
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Moving around outside the house
q4_6_7
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Cooking and housework
q4_6_8
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Managing the household
q4_6_9
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Using public transportation
q4_6_10
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Communicating
q4_6_11
Main types of assistance you provide to older adult/adults? Others (specify)
q4_7_1
Types of problems you have in taking care of elderly by type and severity - Financial
q4_7_2
Types of problems you have in taking care of elderly by type and severity - Health
q4_7_3
Types of problems you have in taking care of elderly by type and severity - Psychological/emotional
q4_7_4
Types of problems you have in taking care of elderly by type and severity - Time constraint
q4_7_5
Types of problems you have in taking care of elderly by type and severity - Freedom
q4_7_6
Types of problems you have in taking care of elderly by type and severity - Conflict with spouse
q4_7_7
Types of problems you have in taking care of elderly by type and severity - Other(Please specify)
q4_8_1
Which of the following have you had to do? - Had to take long leave
q4_8_2
Which of the following have you had to do? - Had to leave job
q4_8_3
Which of the following have you had to do? - Interruption of education
q4_8_4
Which of the following have you had to do? - Had to leave school
q4_8_5
Which of the following have you had to do? - Affected to own economic activity
q4_8_6
Which of the following have you had to do? - Others (Specify)
q4_8_7
Which of the following have you had to do? - No difficulties
q4_9_1
Types of assistance the government should give - Nothing
q4_9_2
Types of assistance the government should give - Income tax concession
q4_9_3
Types of assistance the government should give - Free medical care
q4_9_4
Types of assistance the government should give - More homes for the aged
q4_9_5
Types of assistance the government should give - Provide monthly pension
q4_9_6
Types of assistance the government should give - All of the above other than 1
Q4_9_7
Types of assistance the government should give - Others, please specify
q5_1
Current health status
q5_2a1
Any chronic diseases you may have - Arthritis, rheumatism
q5_2a2
Any chronic diseases you may have - Diabetes
q5_2a3
Any chronic diseases you may have - Heart attack, ...,other heart problems
q5_2a4
Any chronic diseases you may have - Hypertension/ stroke
q5_2a5
Any chronic diseases you may have - Malignant tumours/cancer
q5_2a6
Any chronic diseases you may have - Memory related diseases
q5_2a7
Any chronic diseases you may have - COPD
q5_2a8
Any chronic diseases you may have - Cataract
q5_2a9
Any chronic diseases you may have - Kidney failure
q5_2a10
Any chronic diseases you may have - Others (specify)
q5_2b1
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Arthritis, rheumatism
q5_2b2
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Diabetes
q5_2b3
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Heart attack, ...,other heart problems
q5_2b4
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Hypertension/ stroke
q5_2b5
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Malignant tumours/cancer
q5_2b6
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Memory related diseases
q5_2b7
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - COPD
q5_2b8
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Cataract
q5_2b9
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Kidney failure
q5_2b10
Has a doctor ever told you that you have - Others (specify)
q5_3a1
During the past one month have you suffered from - Headache
q5_3a2
During the past one month have you suffered from - Fever
q5_3a3
During the past one month have you suffered from - Toothache
q5_3a4
During the past one month have you suffered from - Cough
q5_3a5
During the past one month have you suffered from - Difficulty breathing without exertion
q5_3a6
During the past one month have you suffered from - Nausea, vomiting
q5_3a7
During the past one month have you suffered from - Stomach ache
q5_3a8
During the past one month have you suffered from - Diarrhea minimal of 3x per day
q5_3a9
During the past one month have you suffered from - Painful or swollen joints
q5_3a10
During the past one month have you suffered from - Skin problem
q5_3a11
During the past one month have you suffered from - Burns, wounds/injuries
q5_3a12
During the past one month have you suffered from - Eye infection
q5_3a13
During the past one month have you suffered from - Other symptoms (specify)
q5_3b1
If yes, ask for how many days- Headache
q5_3b2
If yes, ask for how many days- Fever
q5_3b3
If yes, ask for how many days- Toothache
q5_3b4
If yes, ask for how many days- Cough
q5_3b5
If yes, ask for how many days- Difficulty breathing without exertion
q5_3b6
If yes, ask for how many days- Nausea, vomiting
q5_3b7
If yes, ask for how many days- Stomach ache
q5_3b8
If yes, ask for how many days- Diarrhea minimal of 3x per day
q5_3b9
If yes, ask for how many days- Painful or swollen joints
q5_3b10
If yes, ask for how many days- Skin problem
q5_3b11
If yes, ask for how many days- Burns, wounds/injuries
q5_3b12
If yes, ask for how many days- Eye infection
q5_3b13
If yes, ask for how many days- Other symptoms (specify)
q5_4_1
Have you recently been able to concentrate on whatever you are doing?
q5_4_2
Have you recently lost much sleep over worry?
q5_4_3
Have you recently felt useful, as if you could make some contribution?
q5_4_4
Have you recently felt capable of making decisions about things?
q5_4_5
Have you recently felt constantly under strain?
q5_4_6
Have you recently felt that you couldn't overcome your difficulties?
q5_4_7
Have you recently been able to enjoy your normal day-to-day activities?
Total: 305
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