World Health Survey 2003, Wave 0

India, 2003

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IND_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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Oct 17, 2013

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Why was health care needed? (q7003)

Data file: WHS-India_F5

Overview

Valid: 8306

Invalid: 1688

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1934

End: 1938

Width: 5

Range: 1 - 12

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Which reason best describes why you [your child] last needed health care?
- High fever, severe diarrhoea, or cough
- Immunization
- Antenatal consultation
- Family planning
- Childbirth
- Dental care
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Heart disease
- Bodily injury
- Minor surgery
- Other

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	High fever, severe diarrhea, or cough	3716	44.7%
2	Immunization	51	0.6%
3	Antenatal consultation	117	1.4%
4	Family planning	51	0.6%
5	Childbirth	119	1.4%
6	Dental care	276	3.3%
7	Arthritis	334	4%
8	Asthma	135	1.6%
9	Heart disease	147	1.8%
10	Bodily injury	519	6.2%
11	Minor surgery	191	2.3%
12	Other	2650	31.9%
Sysmiss		1688

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

The respondent must choose only one category.

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