Variable va5_breathless : Adult (Age in Years > 5) - Shortness of Breath

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 22
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1-9
Valid case(s): 118
Invalid: 0

File: VERBAL AUTOPSY ROUND 12

Description
Deceased had shortness of breath
Universe
Deceased de jure household members (usual residents) in the geographic coverage area, aged 6+, in all rounds as follows:
- Rounds 1 - 8: all the deceased
- Rounds 9+: those who had an injury and an illness before death/those who did not have an injury before death
Source of information
Respondent

Categories

Value Category Cases
1 1. Yes 33 28.0%
2 2. No 18 15.3%
5 5. Missing Information 0 0.0%
6 6. Other 0 0.0%
7 7. Refusal 0 0.0%
8 8. Don't know 3 2.5%
9 9. Not applicable 64 54.2%
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.

Literal question
VA form for people 5 yrs & older - 2.11: Did (NAME) have shortness of breath?
Post-question
VA form for people 5 yrs & older - (N/Y/D).  If answer is N or D skip to Q2.13
Interviewer instructions
Get and confirm responses for A.4 to A.10 from death registration form
Generated: JUL-28-2011 using the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit