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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1989-1990

Variable Details

Variablewrongm1
LabelWHAT IS THE MATTER.1
Responses
1 NEOPLASMS(&BEN.) 207
2 DIABETES 320
3 OTHER ENDOCR,MET 282
4 MENTAL ILLNESS 369
5 MENTAL HANDICAP 51
6 EPILEPSY;FITS 103
7 MIGRAINE 169
8 OTH.NERVOUS SYST 280
9 CATARACT;SIGHT 309
10 OTH.EYE COMPLNTS 130
11 DEAFNESS 260
12 TINNITUS 23
13 EAR & BALANCE 32
14 OTH.EAR COMPLNTS 92
15 STROKE 102
16 HEART ATTACK 378
17 HYPERTENSION 459
18 OTH.HEART PROBS 251
19 PILES 11
20 VARICOSE VEINS 55
21 OTHER ARTERIAL 107
22 BRONCHITIS;EMPH 170
23 ASTHMA 746
24 HAY FEVER 181
25 OTH.RESPIRATORY 232
26 ULCER;HI.HERNIA 219
27 OTH.DIGESTIVE 132
28 BOWEL&COLON COMP 117
29 TEETH&MOUTH COMP 16
30 KIDNEY COMPLNTS 68
31 UR.TRACT INFCTN 8
32 OTH.BLADDER PROB 18
33 REPROD. SYSTEM 71
34 ARTHRITIS;RHEUM 794
35 BACK PROBLEMS 501
36 OTH.BONE & JOINT 392
37 INFECTIOUS DIS. 20
38 BLOOD DISORDERS 45
39 SKIN COMPLAINTS 200
40 OTHER COMPLAINTS 8
41 UNCLASSIFIABLE 55
42 NO LONGER PRES 10
99 NA 14
-9 17024
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1989-1990
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