Table 1 Questionnaire sections included in the SAGE Wave 1 standardized survey instrument [23]

Household roster

Questions regarding the dwelling, income, transfers [of family members] in and out of the household, assets and expenditures

Individual questionnaire

Questions regarding health and its determinants, disability, work history, risk factors, chronic conditions, caregiving, subjective well-being, health care utilization and health systems responsiveness

Proxy questionnaire

Questions regarding health, functioning, chronic conditions, and health care utilization

Verbal autopsy

Performed to ascertain the probable cause of death for deaths in the household in the 24 months prior to interview or between interview waves

Appendices

Includes show-cards to assist with the interviews