Ghana - World Health Survey 2003, Wave 0

Reference ID

GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

Year

2003

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Sponsor(s)

World Health Organization - WHO -

Created on

Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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rate your health (q2000)
File: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 4
Decimals: 2
Range: 1-5

Valid cases: 3922
Invalid: 16

Questions and instructions

Pre question

Health State Descriptions Time Begin
Overall Health
The first questions are about your overall health, including both your physical and your mental health.

Literal question

In general, how would you rate your health today?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Very good	1379	35.2%
2	Good	1433	36.5%
3	Moderate	830	21.2%
4	Bad	234	6.0%
5	Very Bad	46	1.2%
Sysmiss		16

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

The respondent should answer according to how he/she considers his/her health to be and give his/her best estimate. Both physical and mental health must be taken into consideration.