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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1988-1989

Variable Details

Variablewrongm1
Label'WHAT IS THE MATTER.1'
Responses
1 NEOPLASMS(&BEN.) 197
2 DIABETES 288
3 OTHER ENDOCR,MET 234
4 MENTAL ILLNESS 355
5 MENTAL HANDICAP 38
6 EPILEPSY;FITS 118
7 MIGRAINE 169
8 OTH.NERVOUS SYST 292
9 CATARACT;SIGHT 338
10 OTH.EYE COMPLNTS 128
11 DEAFNESS 282
12 TINNITUS 32
13 EAR & BALANCE 31
14 OTH.EAR COMPLNTS 101
15 STROKE 129
16 HEART ATTACK 373
17 HYPERTENSION 491
18 OTH.HEART PROBS 305
19 PILES 12
20 VARICOSE VEINS 67
21 OTHER ARTERIAL 107
22 BRONCHITIS;EMPH 242
23 ASTHMA 700
24 HAY FEVER 198
25 OTH.RESPIRATORY 275
26 ULCER;HI.HERNIA 221
27 OTH.DIGESTIVE 116
28 BOWEL&COLON COMP 105
29 TEETH&MOUTH COMP 12
30 KIDNEY COMPLNTS 72
31 UR.TRACT INFCTN 13
32 OTH.BLADDER PROB 22
33 REPROD. SYSTEM 81
34 ARTHRITIS;RHEUM 844
35 BACK PROBLEMS 581
36 OTH.BONE & JOINT 420
37 INFECTIOUS DIS. 27
38 BLOOD DISORDERS 43
39 SKIN COMPLAINTS 188
40 OTHER COMPLAINTS 9
41 UNCLASSIFIABLE 50
42 NO LONGER PRES 9
99 NA 13
-9 16770
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1988-1989
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