UPHD - Survey on Social, Health and Overall wellbeing of older people (50+ years)

KENYA, 2006 - 2010
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)

African Population & Health Research Center,

CSV JSON

8.53-primary source of money for funeral expenses (v0853)

Data file: AllWavesCombined

Overview

vald 71

invd 5820

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 98

Questions and instructions

Literal question

8.53 What or who has been the primary source of finances used to offset (NAME)'s funeral costs

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	medical cover insurance	3	4.2%
2	resp income savings	16	22.5%
3	ill persons income savings	0	0%
4	sold assets	3	4.2%
5	other household members	5	7%
6	borrowed money loan	7	9.9%
7	help from relatives	17	23.9%
8	help from friends	7	9.9%
9	help frm NGOs CBOs	0	0%
10	help frm FBOs	5	7%
11	formal fundraising	2	2.8%
12	informal welfare group/merrygoround	3	4.2%
98	other	3	4.2%
Sysmiss		5820

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

Now I would like to talk briefly about (NAME)'S death. I know it may be painful to talk about this but it is important that we get the right information.

Question post text

CODE SHEET A8

Interviewer instructions

CODE SHEET A8

Description

Text

Primary source of finances used to cover patient's funeral expenses

Universe

All DSS Residents 50 years and above who were caring for somebody and this patient died