Community Survey 2007

South Africa, 2007

Reference ID

ZAF_2007_CS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Statistics South Africa

Metadata

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Apr 25, 2019

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How many days did you have back pain (q6008)

Data file: WHS-India_F5

Overview

Valid: 3470

Invalid: 6524

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 30

Mean: 12.964

Standard deviation: 10.979

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How many days did you have this back pain during the last 30 days?

Interviewer instructions

This question is only asked to respondents who reported experiencing back pain during the last 30 days. The intention is to distinguish a back pain caused by a mild temporary problem, such as muscle strain, from a more serious problem related to the disease of spine and the spine joints. Record the number of days (to a maximum of 30 days) as mentioned. The answer does not need to ascertain the exact amount of time (for example, if the respondent says they had back pain for about two weeks, record "14" days).