General health
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Index terms
Variable note:
In Wave 1-5, sf1 was asked of everyone by the interviewer. However, starting from Wave 6 onwards, this was done only for proxy respondents. From Wave 2 onwards the same question was also included in the self-completion part of the individual questionnaire and was renamed scsf1. Consequently, for Waves 2-5, there are two types of responses available for this question (sf1 & scsf1) for those face-to-face respondents who also completed the self-completion part of the questionnaire. For Waves 6 onwards, users will need to combine responses from sf1 and scsf1.
Question asked in the latest wave:
scasf12_w14.scsf1
Question label:
General health
Question text:
In general, would you say your health is...
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2 | 3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 22 | 0.06% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 534 | 1.51% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 152 | 0.43% |
| don't know | -1 | 28 | 0.08% |
| Excellent | 1 | 3103 | 8.75% |
| Very good | 2 | 10564 | 29.78% |
| Good | 3 | 12275 | 34.61% |
| Fair | 4 | 6344 | 17.89% |
| Poor | 5 | 2315 | 6.53% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 51 | 0.18% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 119 | 0.43% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 117 | 0.42% |
| don't know | -1 | 32 | 0.11% |
| Excellent | 1 | 2682 | 9.58% |
| Very good | 2 | 9008 | 32.17% |
| Good | 3 | 9597 | 34.28% |
| Fair | 4 | 4715 | 16.84% |
| Poor | 5 | 1573 | 5.62% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 21 | 0.07% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 118 | 0.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 117 | 0.4% |
| don't know | -1 | 24 | 0.08% |
| Excellent | 1 | 2786 | 9.52% |
| Very good | 2 | 9432 | 32.22% |
| Good | 3 | 10017 | 34.22% |
| Fair | 4 | 4892 | 16.71% |
| Poor | 5 | 1666 | 5.69% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 29 | 0.09% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 625 | 1.95% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 102 | 0.32% |
| don't know | -1 | 31 | 0.1% |
| Excellent | 1 | 3073 | 9.6% |
| Very good | 2 | 9918 | 30.99% |
| Good | 3 | 10795 | 33.73% |
| Fair | 4 | 5157 | 16.11% |
| Poor | 5 | 1814 | 5.67% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 39 | 0.11% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1181 | 3.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 46 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 15 | 0.04% |
| Excellent | 1 | 3416 | 9.95% |
| Very good | 2 | 11074 | 32.27% |
| Good | 3 | 10719 | 31.23% |
| Fair | 4 | 5182 | 15.1% |
| Poor | 5 | 1843 | 5.37% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 28 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1323 | 3.67% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 32 | 0.09% |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Excellent | 1 | 3840 | 10.65% |
| Very good | 2 | 11233 | 31.15% |
| Good | 3 | 11382 | 31.57% |
| Fair | 4 | 5190 | 14.39% |
| Poor | 5 | 1926 | 5.34% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 14 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1374 | 3.5% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 28 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Excellent | 1 | 4848 | 12.34% |
| Very good | 2 | 12306 | 31.32% |
| Good | 3 | 11622 | 29.58% |
| Fair | 4 | 5324 | 13.55% |
| Poor | 5 | 2086 | 5.31% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 6 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1649 | 3.91% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 21 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Excellent | 1 | 5462 | 12.95% |
| Very good | 2 | 13244 | 31.41% |
| Good | 3 | 11509 | 27.29% |
| Fair | 4 | 5430 | 12.88% |
| Poor | 5 | 2012 | 4.77% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2094 | 4.63% |
| proxy | -7 | 3324 | 7.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.01% |
| excellent | 1 | 7360 | 16.29% |
| very good | 2 | 13975 | 30.92% |
| good | 3 | 10950 | 24.23% |
| fair | 4 | 5309 | 11.75% |
| poor | 5 | 2171 | 4.8% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 3733 | 8.33% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| excellent | 1 | 6275 | 14.0% |
| very good | 2 | 13017 | 29.03% |
| good | 3 | 10654 | 23.76% |
| fair | 4 | 5285 | 11.79% |
| poor | 5 | 2009 | 4.48% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 61 | 0.13% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 3738 | 7.94% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| excellent | 1 | 7478 | 15.89% |
| very good | 2 | 14166 | 30.09% |
| good | 3 | 10049 | 21.35% |
| fair | 4 | 5432 | 11.54% |
| poor | 5 | 2214 | 4.7% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 5133 | 10.33% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 15 | 0.03% |
| excellent | 1 | 7808 | 15.71% |
| very good | 2 | 14263 | 28.7% |
| good | 3 | 10974 | 22.08% |
| fair | 4 | 5636 | 11.34% |
| poor | 5 | 2029 | 4.08% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 6579 | 12.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 112 | 0.21% |
| excellent | 1 | 5712 | 10.47% |
| very good | 2 | 14917 | 27.34% |
| good | 3 | 14646 | 26.84% |
| fair | 4 | 6458 | 11.83% |
| poor | 5 | 2264 | 4.15% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
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