Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Viet Nam, 1997 - 1998

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VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

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General Statistical Office (GSO)

Collection(s)

Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

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TYPE OF HEALTH CARE PRACTIONER (s3q36tt1)

Data file: SCR035

Overview

Valid: 305

Invalid: 28214

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 13

End: 13

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

In the past 4 weeks, what kind of health care practioner visited you at home to diagnose or treat an illness or injury? How many times did each type of practitioner come?
TYPE OF HEALTH CARE PRACTIONER

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	doctor [in role as govt. doctor]	35	11.5%
2	physician's assistant [in role as govt. phys. asst.]	60	19.7%
3	nurse [in role as govt. nurse]	26	8.5%
4	doctor or physician's asst. [in private capacity]	125	41%
5	nurse [in private capacity]	40	13.1%
6	pharmacist [govt. or private]	2	0.7%
7	traditional medical practioner	16	5.2%
8	other	1	0.3%

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

question refer to practitioners who come to the respondent's home to
diagnose and treat their diseases and expenditures for diagnosis and treatment in the last 4 weeks
of those who have and those who have not reported being affected by disease or injuries in the
past 4 weeks

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