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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1988-1989

Variable Details

Variablewrongm2
Label'WHAT IS THE MATTER.2'
Responses
1 NEOPLASMS(&BEN.) 0
2 DIABETES 4
3 OTHER ENDOCR,MET 14
4 MENTAL ILLNESS 21
5 MENTAL HANDICAP 4
6 EPILEPSY;FITS 12
7 MIGRAINE 14
8 OTH.NERVOUS SYST 35
9 CATARACT;SIGHT 64
10 OTH.EYE COMPLNTS 37
11 DEAFNESS 59
12 TINNITUS 15
13 EAR & BALANCE 16
14 OTH.EAR COMPLNTS 22
15 STROKE 36
16 HEART ATTACK 81
17 HYPERTENSION 170
18 OTH.HEART PROBS 129
19 PILES 5
20 VARICOSE VEINS 25
21 OTHER ARTERIAL 82
22 BRONCHITIS;EMPH 82
23 ASTHMA 93
24 HAY FEVER 63
25 OTH.RESPIRATORY 140
26 ULCER;HI.HERNIA 138
27 OTH.DIGESTIVE 73
28 BOWEL&COLON COMP 56
29 TEETH&MOUTH COMP 4
30 KIDNEY COMPLNTS 31
31 UR.TRACT INFCTN 5
32 OTH.BLADDER PROB 21
33 REPROD. SYSTEM 38
34 ARTHRITIS;RHEUM 482
35 BACK PROBLEMS 200
36 OTH.BONE & JOINT 269
37 INFECTIOUS DIS. 16
38 BLOOD DISORDERS 33
39 SKIN COMPLAINTS 102
40 OTHER COMPLAINTS 12
41 UNCLASSIFIABLE 0
42 NO LONGER PRES 0
99 NA 0
-9 22395
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1988-1989
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