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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Pregnancy (Q27aPRE)

Data file: ghs_2015_person_v1

Overview

Valid: 74449

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 9

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 173

End: 173

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Has any female household member been pregnant during the past 12 months?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	1855	2.5%
2	No	20354	27.3%
3	Don't know	49	0.1%
8	Not applicable	35438	47.6%
9	Unspecified	16753	22.5%

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

This question is sensitive, especially for young girls. The phrasing of the question has been adjusted to make it more general and less threatening. For those who answered 'No' or 'Do not know', skip to Q2.8.

Question post text

1 = Yes 2 = No - Go to Q2.8 3 = Do not know - Go to Q2.8

Description

Universe

This is applicable to all female members of the household in the selected dwelling unit.

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