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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health and Lifestyle Survey, 1984-1985

Variable Details

Variablepautop
LabelWHAT FATHER DIED OF
Responses
1 LUNG CANCER 282
2 STOMACH CANCER 113
3 LIVER CANCER 48
4 LEUKEMIA 38
5 BREAST CANCER 0
6 CERVICALCANCER 0
7 PROSTATECANCER 31
8 BRAIN CANCER 55
9 RECTUM CANCER 97
10 THROAT CANCER 53
11 BLADDER CANCER 17
12 KIDNEY CANCER 9
13 EYE CANCER 1
14 OTHER CANCER 297
15 HEART FAILURE 1158
16 ATHEROS-CLEROSIS 61
17 STROKE 463
18 EMBOLISM 171
19 HYPERTE-NSION 19
20 GANGRENE 19
21 TETANUS 19
22 ANAEMIA 15
23 OTHER CARDIO. 36
24 PNEUMONIA 311
25 TUBERCU-LOSIS 72
26 EMPHYSE-MA 204
27 SILICOS-IS 28
28 OTHER LUNG 119
29 ULCERS 48
30 PERITON-ITIS 16
31 OTHER GASTRO. 49
32 LIVER FAILURE 38
33 KIDNEY FAILURE 44
34 PROSTATE 22
35 OVARIAN 0
36 GENITO. URINARY 23
37 DIABETES 24
38 ENDOCRI-NE 4
39 ARTHRITIS 9
40 OTHER BONES 10
41 DEMENTIA 20
42 PSYCHIA-TRIC 19
43 MULTIPLESCLEROS. 6
44 PARKINS-ONS 26
45 CEREBRALPALSY 0
46 POLIO 0
47 SCARLET FEVER 0
48 WHOOPI- NG COUGH 0
49 MENINGI-TIS 3
50 DIPTHER-IA 0
51 ACCIDENT 168
52 SUICIDE 24
53 VIOLENCE/WAR 106
54 CHILDBIR-TH 0
55 OLD AGE 415
56 NERVOUS SYSTEM 10
57 OTHER INFECTIONS 11
88 DONT KNOW 377
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth and Lifestyle Survey, 1984-1985
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