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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Data Description

Data File: GhanaINDDataProxy

Cases	0
Variable(s)	173

Variables

Name	Label	Question
id	Individual Case ID 1st wave

id2ndwave	Individual Case ID 2nd wave

q0001	Q0001: Research Center Number	Research Centre Number

q0002	Q0002: Household ID number	Household ID

q0003	Q0003: Type of interview (new, f/u, retest, proxy, validatio	Is this a new, second (follow-up from WHS), retest or proxy interview?

q1007	Q1007: Respondent Number	Person (HH member) number from HH roster (number from column)

p1000_hh_b	P1000: HH begin

p1000_mm_b	P1000: MM begin

p1000_hh_e	P1000: HH end

p1000_mm_e	P1000: MM end

p1006	P1006: HH ID number	Household ID

p1006b	P1006b: New or follow-up?	Is this a first (new) or second (follow-up) interview?

p1007	P1007: Respondent # in HH roster	Person (HH member) number of selected respondent from HH roster (number from column)

p1007a	P1007a: Proxy # in HH roster	Person (HH member) number of PROXY respondent from HH roster (number from column)

p1007b	P1007b: Intv/Supv ID #	Interviewer ID or Supervisor ID

p1008	P1008: Mother tongue	What is the respondent's mother tongue? By mother tongue we mean the language the respondent learned first, the language that the respondent expressed her/himself fully in, or voluntarily would identify with.

p1009	P1009: Sex	Sex

p1010_dd	P1010: DD

p1010_mm	P1010: MM

p1010_yyyy	P1010: YYYY

p1011	P1011: Age (n)	How old are you now?

p1012	P1012: Marital status	What is the respondent's current marital status?

p1015	P1015: Ever schooled	Has the respondent ever been to school?

p1016	P1016: Highest level	What is the highest level of education that s/he completed?

p1018	P1018: Ethnic background	What is her/his caste or tribe?

p1019	P1019: Religion	Did s/he belong to a religious denomination?

p1020	P1020: Length of acquaintance	How long have you known [respondent's name]?

p1022	P1022: Recent events	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at remembering things that have happened recently?

p1023	P1023: Conversations	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…recalling conversations a few days later?

p1024	P1024: Personal data	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at remembering his/her address and telephone number?

p1025	P1025: Date	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…remembering what day and month it is?

p1026	P1026: Remembering where things	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…remembering where things are usually kept?

p1027	P1027: Finding things	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…remembering where to find things which have been put in a different place from usual?

p1028	P1028: Working things	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…knowing how to work familiar machines around the house?

p1029	P1029: New HH machine	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…learning to use a new gadget or machine around the house?

p1030	P1030: New things	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…learning new things in general?

p1031	P1031: Book, TV	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…following a story in a book or on TV?

p1032	P1032: Decisions	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…making decisions on everyday matters?

p1033	P1033: Handling money	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…handling money for shopping?

p1034	P1034: Financial matters	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…handling financial matters, for example, a pension or dealing with the bank?

p1035	P1035: Arithmetic	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…handling other everyday arithmetic problems, for example, knowing how much food to buy, knowing how long between visits from family or friends?

p1036	P1036: Understanding events	Compared with [10 years] ago how is this person at…using his/her intelligence to understand what's going on and to reason things through?

p2000_hh_b	P2000: HH begin

p2000_mm_b	P2000: MM begin

p2000_hh_e	P2000: HH end

p2000_mm_e	P2000: MM end

p2000	P2000: Health today	In general, how would you rate [NAME's] health today?

p2001	P2001: Activities	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did s/he have with work or household activities?

p2002	P2002: Moving around	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have with moving around?

p2003	P2003: Vigorous activities	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have in vigorous activities ('vigorous activities' require hard physical effort and cause large increases in breathing or heart rate)?

p2004	P2004: Self-care	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have with self-care, such as bathing/washing or dressing her/himself?

p2005	P2005: Appearance	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have in taking care of and maintaining her/his general appearance (for example, grooming, looking neat and tidy)?

p2006	P2006: Time alone	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have … in staying by her/himself for a few days (3 to 7 days)?

p2007	P2007: Bodily pains	Overall in the last 30 days, …how much of bodily aches or pains did s/he have?

p2008	P2008: Bodily discomfort	Overall in the last 30 days, …how much bodily discomfort did s/he have?

p2009	P2009: Difficulty b/c pain	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did s/he have in her/his daily life because of her/his pain?

p2010	P2010: Memory	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did s/he have … with concentrating or remembering things?

p2011	P2011: Learning	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did s/he have … in learning a new task (for example, learning how to get to a new place, learning a new game, learning a new recipe)?

p2012	P2012: Relationships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have … with personal relationships or participation in the community?

p2013	P2013: Conflicts	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have in dealing with conflicts and tensions with others?

p2014	P2014: Friendships	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have … with making new friendships or maintaining current friendships?

p2015	P2015: Dealing with strangers	Overall in the last 30 days, how much difficulty did [NAME] have … with dealing with strangers?

p2016	P2016: Sleep	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did s/he have with sleeping, such as problems falling asleep, waking up frequently during the night or waking up too early in the morning?

p2017	P2017: Rested	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did s/he have … due to not feeling rested and refreshed during the day (for example, feeling tired, not having energy)?

p2018	P2018: Depression	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [NAME] have … with feeling sad, low or depressed?

p2019	P2019: Worry	Overall in the last 30 days, how much of a problem did [NAME] have … have with worry or anxiety?

p2020	P2020: Eyes examined	When was the last time you had your eyes examined by a medical professional?

p2021	P2021: Visual aids	Does s/he use eyeglasses or contact lenses to see far away (for example, across the street)?

p2022	P2022: Visual aids	Does s/he use eyeglasses or contact lenses to see up close (for example at arms length, like when s/he is reading)?

p2023	P2023: Visual difficulty	n the last 30 days, how much difficulty did s/he have in seeing and recognising a person or object s/he knows across the road (from a distance of about 20 meters)?

p2024	P2024: Visual difficulty	In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did s/he have in seeing and recognising an object at arm's length (for example, reading)?

p4000_hh_b	P4000: HH begin

p4000_mm_b	P4000: MM begin

p4000_hh_e	P4000: HH end

p4000_mm_e	P4000: MM end

p4001	P4001: Arthritis	Has [NAME] ever been told by a health professional that s/he has arthritis (or by other names rheumatism or osteoarthritis)?

p4002a	P4002a: Treatment (2 wks)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment for it…in the last 2 weeks?

p4002b	P4002b: Treatment (12 mos)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment for it during the last 12 months?

p4010	P4010: Stroke	Has [NAME] ever been told by a health professional that s/he had a stroke?

p4011a	P4011a: Treatment (2 wks)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment for it …in the last 2 weeks?

p4011b	P4011b: Treatment (12 mos)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment for it . during the last 12 months?

p4014	P4014: Angina	Has [NAME] ever been told by a health professional that s/he has angina or angina pectoris (a heart disease)?

p4015a	P4015a: Treatment (2 wks)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment for it in the last 2 weeks?

p4015b	P4015b: Treatment (12 mos)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment for it …during the last 12 months?

p4022	P4022: Diabetes	Has [NAME] ever been told by a health professional that s/he has diabetes (high blood sugar)? (Not including diabetes associated with a pregnancy)

p4023a	P4023a: Treatment (2 wks)	Has s/he been taking insulin or other blood sugar lowering medications in the last 2 weeks?

p4023b	P4023b: Treatment (12 mos)	Has s/he been taking insulin or other blood sugar lowering medications during the last 12 months?

p4024	P4024: Diet or exercise	Has s/he been following a special diet, exercise regime or weight control program for diabetes during the last 2 weeks? (as recommended by health professional)

p4025	P4025: Lung disease	Has [NAME] ever been diagnosed with chronic lung disease (emphysema, bronchitis, COPD)?

p4026a	P4026a: Treatment (2 wks)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment (like oxygen) for it … in the last 2 weeks?

p4026b	P4026b: Treatment (12 mos)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment (like oxygen) for it during the last 12 months?

p4032	P4032: TB	In the last 12 months, have you had a tuberculosis (TB) test? I mean, has a doctor examined your sputum (taken a sample of the substance spit out from a deep cough and sent it to a laboratory for analysis) or made an x-ray of your chest?

p4032a	P4032a: Treatment (2 wks)	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it during the last 2 weeks?

p4032b	P4032b: Treatment (12 mos)	Have you been taking any medications or other treatment for it during the last 12 months?

p4033	P4033: Asthma	Has [NAME] ever been diagnosed with asthma (an allergic respiratory disease)?

p4033a	P4033a: Treatment (2 wks)	Has s/he been taking any medications or other treatment for it …in the last 2 weeks?

p4033b	P4033b: Treatment (12 mos)	Has s/he been taking any medications or other treatment for it during the last 12 months?

p4040	P4040: Depression	Has [NAME] ever been diagnosed with depression?

p4041a	P4041a: Treatment (2 wks)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment for it……in the last 2 weeks?

p4041b	P4041b: Treatment (12 mos)	Has s/he been taking medications or other treatment for it……during the last 12 months? (Other treatment can include attending therapy or counseling sessions.)