Community Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2016

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ZAF_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS

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Difficulty with self-care (Washington group) (WGCARE)

Data file: ZAF2016_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 206

End: 206

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	No difficulty
2	Some difficulty
3	A lot of difficulty
4	Cannot do at all
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.

Description

Definition

WGCARE indicates the person's level of difficulty in caring for herself or himself, related to activities such as dressing or bathing.

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Concept

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