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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of longstanding illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 168
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 265
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 179
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 217
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 73
7 Migraine/headaches 117
8 Other problems of nervous system 203
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 148
10 Other eye complaints 76
11 Poor hearing/deafness 123
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 25
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 31
14 Other ear complaints 29
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 86
16 Heart attack/angina 274
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 335
18 Other heart problems 192
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 14
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 35
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 61
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 115
23 Asthma 679
24 Hayfever 113
25 Other respiratory complaints 133
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 156
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 82
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 133
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 60
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 9
33 Reproductive system disorders 68
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 815
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 537
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 392
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 26
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 44
39 Skin complaints 142
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 31
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 7
-1 Not applicable 9573
97 Inadequate information to code. 18
99 Not Answered/Refusal 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994
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