General Household Survey 2008
South Africa, 2008
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Reference ID
ZAF_2008_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Jan 27, 2012
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Kind of health worker (q122typhh)
Data file: GHS 2008 Person_v1
Overview
Valid:
94744
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
100
End:
101
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
1.22 For ...... 's most recent consultation, what kind of health worker did helshe consult?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse | 4837 |
5.1%
|
| 2 | Doctor | 5218 |
5.5%
|
| 3 | Medical specialist | 241 |
0.3%
|
| 4 | Pharmacist/chemist | 260 |
0.3%
|
| 5 | Dentist | 21 |
0%
|
| 6 | Spiritual healer (church related) | 9 |
0%
|
| 7 | Traditional healer | 113 |
0.1%
|
| 8 | Any other health care provider (Including psychologist, physiotherapist, chiropractor, homeopath, optometrist) | 66 |
0.1%
|
| 9 | Do not know | 4 |
0%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 83759 |
88.4%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 216 |
0.2%
|
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.