How much care does this person need (q0572)
Data file: WHS-Kenya_F2
Overview
Valid:
214
Invalid:
4425
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Width:
4
Range:
1 - 4
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
How much care does this person need?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Needs help/ watching all the time (day and night) | 55 |
25.7%
|
| 2 | Cannot be without help/ watching or be left alone at home for more than an hour | 29 |
13.6%
|
| 3 | Can be left on his/her own at home for several hours but requires accompaniment when leaving home | 41 |
19.2%
|
| 4 | Needs some help at home and sometimes needs to be accompanied when leaving home | 89 |
41.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 4425 |
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.
var_qstn_ivuinstr
1. Needs help / watching all the time (day and night)
2. Cannot be without help/ watching or be left alone at home for more than an hour.
3. Can be left on his/her own at home for several hours but requires accompaniment when leaving home.
4. Needs some help at home and sometimes needs to be accompanied when leaving home.
If there is more than 1 person needing care in the household, the respondent should be told to focus on the person needing the most care when answering this question.
2. Cannot be without help/ watching or be left alone at home for more than an hour.
3. Can be left on his/her own at home for several hours but requires accompaniment when leaving home.
4. Needs some help at home and sometimes needs to be accompanied when leaving home.
If there is more than 1 person needing care in the household, the respondent should be told to focus on the person needing the most care when answering this question.