General Household Survey 2008

South Africa, 2008

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ZAF_2008_GHS_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Nov 03, 2011

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Data file: GHS 2008 Person_v1

The GHS 2008 Person_v1.2_20110811 data file contains information on household members obtained from the Flap and Section 1 of the survey questionnaire.

Cases:	94744
Variables:	88

Variables

uqnr

Unique Household Identifier

personnr

Person (respondent) number within Household

psu

Primary sampling unit

prov

Province

b_4night

Stayed Nights

gender

Gender

age

Age

age_grp

Age group

race

Population group

q11relshh

Relationship to the head

q12amari

Marital status

q12bspou

Spouse/partner

q12cpsnn

Spouse number

q13afath

Father alive

q13bfpar

Father part of the household

q13cfpsn

Father person number

q14amoth

Mother still alive

q14bmpar

Mother part of household

q14cmpsn

Mother person number

q15afetw

Fetching water

q15bhrsw

Hours spent fetching water

q16afetd

Fetching wood/dung

q16bhrsd

Hours spent fetching wood/dung

q17read

Ability to read

q18write

Ability to write

q19hiedu

Highest education level

q110atte

Currently attending school

q111eduii

Education institution

q112dlrn

Distance learning classes

q113time

Distance to school

q114feet

Tuition fees paid in a year

q115burs

Bursaries

q116book

School:Lack of books

q116poor

School:Poor teaching

q116lack

School:Lack of teachers

q116badc

School:Facilities in bad condition

q116fees

School:Fees too high

q116clas

School:Classes too large

q116othr

School:Other

q117rsnn

Reason not attending school

q118medi

Medical aid coverage

q119inju

Suffer illness/injuries

q120flu

Illness:Flu or acute respiratory tract infection

q120diar

Illness:Diarrhoea

q120trau

Illness:Severe trauma

q120tb_c

Illness:TB or severe cough with blood

q120subs

Illness:Abuse of alcohol or drugs

q120depr

Illness:Depression or mental illness

q120diab

Illness:Diabetes

q120bloo

Illness:High or low blood pressure

q120hiv_

Illness:HIV/AIDS

q120sexd

Illness:Other sexually transmitted disease

q120othr

Illness:Other illness or injury

q121cons

Consult a health worker

q122typhh

Kind of health worker

q123cons

Type of health institution

q124facn

Health worker/facility:Facilities not clean

q124wait

Health worker/facility:Long waiting time

q124time

Health worker/facility:Opening times not convenient

q124tooe

Health worker/facility:Too expensive

q124drug

Health worker/facility:Drugs that were needed, not available

q124staf

Health worker/facility:Staff rude or uncaring or turned patient away

q124diag

Health worker/facility:Incorrect diagnosis

q124othr

Health worker/facility:Other

q125sati

Service satisfaction

q126pays

Payment for service

q127ynot

Why not consult

q128disa

Disability

q129sigh

Disability:Sight

q129hear

Disability:Hearing

q129spee

Disability:Communicating

q129phys

Disability:Physical

q129ment

Disability:Intellectual

q129emot

Disability:Emotional

q129othr

Disability:Other

q130welf

Welfare

q131soci

Welfare assistance: Social worker

q131gran

Welfare assistance: Social grant

q131pove

Welfare assistance: Poverty relief

q132sati

Satisfied with welfare service

q133pens

Welfare grants: Old age pension

q133disa

Welfare grants: Disability grant

q133chil

Welfare grants: Child support grant

q133care

Welfare grants: Care dependency grant

q133fost

Welfare grants: Foster care grant

q133gran

Welfare grants: Grant in aid

q133soci

Welfare grants: Social relief

person_wgt

Person weight

Total: 88

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