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INDEPTH Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2006-2007
Wave 1

South Africa, 2006 - 2007
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Reference ID
ZAF_2006_INDEPTH-SAGE-W1_v01_M
Producer(s)
Professor Stephen Tollman
Collection(s)
WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes
Metadata
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May 19, 2023
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Q2520: Dominant hand (q2520)

Data file: INDEPTHSouthAfricaINDData

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 14
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Which hand do you consider your dominant hand?
Dominant Hand - Check one answer. If a respondent is ambidextrous, the hand that is used for signing/writing is considered the dominant hand.
Categories
Value Category
1 Right hand
2 Left hand
3 Ambidextrous
8 Don't know
9 Not applicable
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.
Question post text
1 Left
2 Right
3 Use both the same
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