Any hospital charges paid
(ANY_HOSP_CHARGES)
File: Block 4_1_1
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Format: character
Width: 1
| Valid cases: 0
Invalid: 0
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Questions and instructions
Literal question
Did the individual pay any hospital charges?
Post question
If yes, what was the amount paid?
Categories
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
Code 1 was entered if any amount was payable to the hospital for treatment during the stay in the hospital, otherwise the Code 2 was entered.The amount payable to the hospital includes all expenditure on items like * bed charges (with charges for food, if included in it) * medicines (including drips) supplied by the hospital * materials for bandages, plaster etc. supplied by the hospital * fees for the services of medical & para medical staff * charges for diagnostic tests done at the hospital * operations and therapies done at the hospital * charges for ambulance provided by the hospital * costs of oxygen and blood supplied by the hospital
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