Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

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Reference ID

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 (s3q36tt3)

Data file: SCR035

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 28519

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 18

End: 18

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

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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
1	doctor [in role as govt. doctor]
2	physician's assistant [in role as govt. phys. asst.]
3	nurse [in role as govt. nurse]
4	doctor or physician's asst. [in private capacity]
5	nurse [in private capacity]
6	pharmacist [govt. or private]
7	traditional medical practioner
8	other

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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