Assessing the linkages between socioeconomic status, perceived personal risk, and risk factors for cardiovascular and related non-communicable diseases in a population of slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya

KENYA, 2008 - 2009
Health and Well-Being (HaW)

African Population and Health Research Center

CSV JSON

7.32 difficulty in last 30 days climbing one flight of stairs with no rest (v0732)

Data file: CVDMain_data

Overview

vald 5469

invd 1

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 0 - 99

Questions and instructions

Literal question

7.32 In the last 30 days, how much difficulty did you have ... with climbing one flight of stairs without resting?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	No	0	0%
1	none	441	8.1%
2	mild	461	8.4%
3	moderate	271	5%
4	severe	144	2.6%
5	extreme/cannot do	50	0.9%
9	not applicable	0	0%
97		2	0%
99		4100	75%
Sysmiss		1

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.

Question pretext

The next questions ask about difficulties due to health conditions. Health conditions include diseases or illnesses, other health problems that may be short or long lasting, injuries, mental or emotional problems, and problems with alcohol or drugs. Think back over the last 30 days and i would like you to provide me your response whether you have No difficulty, Mild difficulty, Severe difficulty, or Extreme difficulty in doing the following activities.

Question post text

1...NONE;2...MILD;3...MODERATE;4...SEVERE;5...EXTREME/CAN'T DO; 9...NOT APPLICABLE

Interviewer instructions

CIRCLE APPROPRIATE CODE

Description

Text

Difficulty climbing one flight of stairs without resting

Universe

All DSS Residents 50 years and above