World Health Survey 2003

Malaysia, 2003

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Reference ID

MYS_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Collection(s)

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-Malaysia_F5

Overview

Valid: 4300

Invalid: 1740

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 2035

End: 2039

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	1191	27.7%
2	Immunization	154	3.6%
3	Antenatal consultation	60	1.4%
4	Family planning	13	0.3%
5	Childbirth	192	4.5%
6	Dental care	148	3.4%
7	Arthritis	98	2.3%
8	Asthma	89	2.1%
9	Heart disease	72	1.7%
10	Bodily injury	254	5.9%
11	Minor surgery	79	1.8%
12	Other	1950	45.3%
Sysmiss		1740

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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