General Household Survey 2015
South Africa, 2015
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Reference ID
ZAF_2015_GHS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Jan 25, 2017
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- ghs_2015_house_v1
- ghs_2015_person_v1
Why not using nearest facility (Q73bWnotN)
Data file: ghs_2015_house_v1
Overview
Valid:
21601
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
249
End:
250
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Question pretext
Answer if "No" in 7.3a
Literal question
If not the nearest, why is the household normally not using the nearest facility?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Facilities not clean | 10 |
0%
|
| 2 | Long waiting time | 249 |
1.2%
|
| 3 | Opening times not convenient | 44 |
0.2%
|
| 4 | Too expensive | 10 |
0%
|
| 5 | Drugs that were needed, not available | 114 |
0.5%
|
| 6 | Staff rude or uncaring or turned patient away | 71 |
0.3%
|
| 7 | Incorrect diagnosis | 13 |
0.1%
|
| 8 | Not on medical aid scheme list of facilities | 31 |
0.1%
|
| 9 | Prefer to use a state/provincial health institution | 74 |
0.3%
|
| 10 | Prefer to use a private health institution | 513 |
2.4%
|
| 11 | Other (specify) | 153 |
0.7%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 20144 |
93.3%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 175 |
0.8%
|
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 asked to try and determine why some households prefer not to use the closest available medical facility.
Description
Universe
All households in the selected dwelling units.