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General Household Survey 2015

South Africa, 2015
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Reference ID
ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa
Collection(s)
DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Jan 25, 2017
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UN Disability (undisab_hh)

Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1

Overview

Valid: 21601
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 99
Mean: 0.239
Standard deviation: 2.471
Type: Continuous
Decimal: 0
Start: 418
End: 419
Width: 2
Range: 0 - 99
Format: Numeric

Description

Definition
Number of household members that are disabled as per Q28com (see Q28com). Concentration and remembering were grouped as one category. If an individual has 'Some difficulty' (1) for two or more of the six categories, they are disabled. If an individual has 'A lot of difficulty' (3) or chose 'Unable to do so'(4) for one or more categories, they are classified as disabled.
Universe
All households in the selected dwelling units.

Imputation and derivation

Derivation
Number of household members that are disabled as per Q28com (see Q28com). Concentration and remembering were grouped as one category. If an individual has 'Some difficulty' (1) for two or more of the six categories, they are disabled. If an individual has 'A lot of difficulty' (3) or chose 'Unable to do so'(4) for one or more categories, they are classified as disabled.
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