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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Q2518: Pain/surgery on left? (q2518)
File: GhanaINDData
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 14
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-9
Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
Questions and instructions
Pre question
FILTER: If respondent has obvious problem with hand/arm, skip that side. If problems with both hands/arms, answer 1=yes to Q2518 and Q2519, then è skip to Q2525. Make sure you fit the dynamometer to the respondent's hand size.

We are now going to test the strength in your hands.
Literal question
Have you had any surgery on your left arm, hand or wrist in the last 3 months OR arthritis or pain in your left hand or wrist?
Post question
1 Yes ... Do not test Left hand
2 No
Categories
ValueCategory
1 Yes
2 No
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.

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