Variable vau_illduration : Duration of Illness/Injury

Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 24
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 0-999
Valid case(s): 118
Invalid: 0

File: VERBAL AUTOPSY ROUND 12

Description
Duration of illness before death
Universe
Deceased de jure household members (usual residents) in the geographic coverage area in rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8+.
Source of information
Respondent

Categories

Value Category Cases
0 0. One week or less 14 11.9%
1 19 16.1%
2 20 16.9%
3 15 12.7%
4 6 5.1%
5 1 0.8%
6 7 5.9%
7 7 5.9%
8 3 2.5%
9 1 0.8%
10 1 0.8%
12 1 0.8%
13 1 0.8%
14 11 9.3%
15 2 1.7%
16 1 0.8%
21 4 3.4%
33 1 0.8%
45 1 0.8%
991 991. Since Birth 0 0.0%
995 995. Missing Information 0 0.0%
996 996. Other 0 0.0%
997 997. Refusal 0 0.0%
998 998. Unknown 2 1.7%
999 999. Not applicable 0 0.0%
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 - 1.6: For how long was (NAME) ill/injured before he/she died?
VA form for children under-5 yrs - 1.6: For how long was (NAME) ill/injuired before he/she died?
Post-question
VA form for people 5 yrs & older - Record D = Days; M = Months; Y = Years; N = No duration given; 97 Refusal; 98 = Don't Know
VA form for children under-5 yrs - Record D = Days; M = Months; Y = Years; N = No duration given; 97 Refusal; 98 = Don't Know
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