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Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Difficulty communicating (ZA2011A_DIFFCOMM)

Data file: ZAF2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 266
End: 266
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2"> Section C: General health and Functioning </span>
<br />Ask of everyone listed in the flap.</p>

<p><span class="h3"> P-12 Health and functioning </span>
<br />Does [the person have difficulty in the following?
<br />Write the appropriate code [number from 1 to 6] in the box.</p>
<div class="i1">_ A. Seeing even when using eye glasses<br />_ B. Hearing even when using a hearing aid<br />_ C. Communicating in his/her language (i.e. understanding others or being understood by others)<br />_ D. Walking or climbing stairs<br />_ E. Remembering or concentrating<br />_ F. With self-care such as washing all over, dressing, or feeding</div><div class="i2">1. No difficulty<br />2. Some difficulty<br />3. A lot of difficulty<br />4. Cannot do at all<br />5. Do not know<br />6. Cannot yet be determined</div>
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person has difficulty communicating.
Universe
South Africa 2011: Persons in private households [discrepancies: none]

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