World Health Survey 2003
Wave 0

Ghana, 2003

Reference ID

GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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Feb 13, 2013

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Dec 05, 2013

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currently married or living with a man (woman) (q6601)

Data file: WHS-Ghana_F5

Overview

Valid: 2738

Invalid: 1200

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 1829

End: 1832

Width: 4

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext

I would like to talk with you about another subject - your sexual life and sexual partners. I know it may be difficult to remember exactly, but I would
like you to answer the questions to the best of your knowledge, as this information is very important for the survey. I would like to assure you that
this information is all completely private and anonymous and cannot be linked to you or any partner in any way.

Literal question

Are you currently married or living with a man (woman)?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	1759	64.2%
5	No	979	35.8%
Sysmiss		1200

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.

Interviewer instructions

The purpose of this question is to determine whether the respondent is in a union(marital or informal) or not. The question also sets a mood for asking subsequent more intimate questions. If the question is yes skip to question Q6603.

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