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Section 4. Health - For all persons

16. Type of medical facility

What main medical facility has (N) [the respondent] utilized in the past month?

[] 1. Public hospital (P.H.)
[] 2. Public health centre (P.H.C.)
[] 3. Public maternity unit (P.M.U.)
[] 4. Private clinic/hospital (Pr.C.H.)
[] 5. Private doctor's office (B.M.) (Pr.D.)
[] 6. Pharmacy (Ph.)
[] 7. Other (O.) (specify) _______
[] 9. Not stated

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Section 4 - Health

The main objective of this section is to obtain information on the type of chronic illnesses affecting the population, the type of medical facilities frequented and whether or not individuals are covered by some form of health insurance. Data from this section will assist in the further study of the health sector of Trinidad and Tobago.

Question 15 - Utilization of medical facility

This is a screening question for question 16. Responses are captured in three categories:

1. Yes
2. No
9. Not stated

If no or not stated, skip to question 17

It is important to probe since pharmacy is included as a type of medical facility utilized in question 16.

Question 16 - Type of medical facility

The main medical facility utilized in the past month is as follows:

1. Public hospital
2. Public health centre
3. Public maternity unit
4. Private clinic/hospital
5. Private doctor's office
6. Pharmacy
7. Other
9. Not stated

A single response is entered for the main facility utilized in the past month.