Ghana - Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health 2007-2008, Wave 1

Reference ID

GHA_2007_SAGE_v01_M

Year

2007 - 2008

Country

Ghana

Producer(s)

Professor R. Biritwum - Department of Community Health, Ghana Medical School

Sponsor(s)

US National Institute on Aging - NIA - Financial support through Interagency Agreements (OGHA 04034785; YA1323-08-CN-0020; Y1-AG-1005-01) and Grants (R01-AG034479; IR21-AG034263-0182)

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Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Q0415: Reason for absence (q0415)
File: GhanaINDData

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 25
Decimals: 0
Range: -8-98

Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Pre question

If person was a household member in WHS 2003, but is now NOT a household member, continue with Q0415. If person is a NEW household member or was household member in 2003 and is still a household member today, do NOT answer Q0415 or Q0416 è go to Next HH member, or if last HH member è go to Q0417.

Literal question

What is the reason for [NAME]'s absence?

Post question

01 = Employment
02 = Looking for work
03 = School
04 = Visit family
05 = Visit friends
06 = Marriage/cohabitation
07 = Personal reasons
08 = Escape violence or political problems
09 = Prison
10 = Hospital /clinic
11 = Nursing home/old persons home
12 = Died to go to Next HH member
87 = Other, Specify:
88 = Don't know

Categories

Value	Category
-8	DK
1	Employment
2	Looking for work
3	Schooling
4	Visiting family
5	Visiting friends
6	W/ other spouse
7	Personal reasons
8	Escape violence/political
9	Prison
10	Hospital/clinic
11	Nursing home
12	Died
87	Other
88	Don't know
98	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.