World Health Survey 2003, Wave 0

South Africa, 2003

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Reference ID

ZAF_2003_WHS_v01_M

Producer(s)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Collection(s)

WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

Metadata

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Oct 17, 2013

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How many days did you have back pain (q6008)

Data file: WHS-SouthAfrica_F5

Overview

Valid: 672

Invalid: 1680

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 50

Mean: 6.394

Standard deviation: 8.222

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Start: 1004

End: 1008

Width: 5

Range: 1 - 30

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How many days did you have this back pain during the last 30 days?

Interviewer instructions

This question is only asked to respondents who reported experiencing back pain during the last 30 days. The intention is to distinguish a back pain caused by a mild temporary problem, such as muscle strain, from a more serious problem related to the disease of spine and the spine joints. Record the number of days (to a maximum of 30 days) as mentioned. The answer does not need to ascertain the exact amount of time (for example, if the respondent says they had back pain for about two weeks, record "14" days).

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