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)

Created on

Feb 13, 2013

Last modified

Dec 05, 2013

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Q8030g: Type of care (single) (q8030g_1)
File: GhanaINDData

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 8
Decimals: 0

Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What type of care or support is/was provided?

Post question

1 Financial
2 Social/Emotional
3 Health
4 Physical
5 Personal

Source of information

Financial = (cash, paying for bills, fees, food, medicines)
Social/Emotional = (social support, counseling, time with friends, "parenting" time)
Health = (providing health care - administering medicines, changing bandages, arranging health care providers)
Physical = (household chores, transportation)
Personal = (bathing, eating, dressing, toileting, moving around (transfers), incontinence (bowels and bladder))

Interviewer instructions

INTERVIEWER: Read each and circle all that apply