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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Q5008: Type of facility (q5008)
File: GhanaINDData

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 17
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9

Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Pre question

I want to know more about why you needed an overnight stay in a health care facility. Starting with the most recent stay, I want to know more about your overnight stays, including why you needed an overnight stay each time. But first I would like you to come back to thinking about your last overnight hospital stay only.

Literal question

What type of hospital or facility was it? Remember we are asking now about your last (most recent) overnight stay.

Post question

1 Public hospital
2 Private hospital
3 Charity or church-run hospital
4 Old person's home or long-term care facility
7 Other, specify:

Categories

Value	Category
1	Public hosp
2	Private hosp
3	Charity hosp
4	Old person's home
7	Other
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: One answer only.