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

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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
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Q2025: Sitting (q2025)
File: GhanaINDData
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 14
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Questions and instructions
Pre question
Functioning assessment
These next questions ask about difficulties due to health conditions. Health conditions include diseases or illnesses, other health problems that may be short or long lasting, injuries, mental or emotional problems, and problems with alcohol or drugs.

Think back over the last 30 days and answer these questions thinking about how much difficulty you had doing the following activities. Some of these questions may seem repetitive, but we do need your attention and it is important to give us answers to each question.
Literal question
In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have in sitting for long periods?
Post question
1 None
2 Mild
3 Moderate
4 Severe
5 Extreme/Cannot do
9 N/A
Categories
ValueCategory
1 None
2 Mild
3 Moderate
4 Severe
5 Extreme
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.
Interviewer instructions
Interviewer: For each question, please circle only one response. 'N/A' means 'not applicable'

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