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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, Minnesota Population Center
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Difficulty walking or climbing stairs (ZA2011A_0427)

Data file: ZAF2011-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 231
End: 231
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Section C: General health and Functioning
Ask of everyone listed in the flap.


P-12 Health and functioning
Does [the person have difficulty in the following?
Write the appropriate code [number from 1 to 6] in the box.

_ A. Seeing even when using eye glasses
_ B. Hearing even when using a hearing aid
_ C. Communicating in his/her language (i.e. understanding others or being understood by others)
_ D. Walking or climbing stairs
_ E. Remembering or concentrating
_ F. With self-care such as washing all over, dressing, or feeding


1. No difficulty
2. Some difficulty
3. A lot of difficulty
4. Cannot do at all
5. Do not know
6. Cannot yet be determined
Categories
Value Category
1 No difficulty
2 Some difficulty
3 A lot of difficulty
4 Cannot do at all
5 Do not know
6 Cannot yet be determined
8 Unknown
9 NIU (not in universe)
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
5. Section C: General health and functioning (remember to follow instructions)
Purpose: Helps to determine the number of people with disabilities in the country for planning and provision of services.

This section must be completed for every person listed on the questionnaire.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person has difficulty walking or climbing stairs.
Universe
Persons in private households

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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