General household survey - Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa 92
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5. Health
5.8 People who were sick/injured and who did not consult a health worker in the month prior to the interview, by the reason for not consulting, and by
population group and sex, 2011
Thousands
Black African Coloured Indian/Asian White Total
Reason for not consulting a health worker
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Too expensive 12 25 37 * 2 2 * 2 2 1 3 4 13 32 46
Too far 5 8 13 * * * * * * * * 1 6 9 14
Not necessary/problem not serious enough 98 114 213 11 15 25 * 4 4 8 8 15 117 141 257
Self medicated/treated myself 261 267 529 39 51 90 13 9 22 33 41 74 347 368 715
Fear of stigmatization 2 * 3 * * * * * * * * * 2 * 3
Do not know * * 2 * * * * * * * * * 1 * 3
Other 5 13 18 * 1 2 * * * * * * 7 15 21
Unspecified 11 13 23 * 2 4 * * * * * * 12 15 27
Total 396 443 838 53 71 124 13 15 27 43 53 96 504 581 1 086
Due to rounding numbers do not necessarily add up to totals
Numbers below 10 000 are too small to provide accurate estimates. Sensitive cells are indicated by an asterisk.
General Household Survey, July 2011