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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variableillsm2
LabelType of longstanding illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 29
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 35
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 62
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 42
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 16
7 Migraine/headaches 29
8 Other problems of nervous system 58
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 62
10 Other eye complaints 36
11 Poor hearing/deafness 48
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 14
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 10
14 Other ear complaints 9
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 17
16 Heart attack/angina 107
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 142
18 Other heart problems 77
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 7
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 19
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 36
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 44
23 Asthma 122
24 Hayfever 53
25 Other respiratory complaints 65
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 90
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 45
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 58
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 16
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 14
33 Reproductive system disorders 38
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 300
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 161
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 184
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 19
39 Skin complaints 72
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 8
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 2
-1 Not applicable 13646
97 Inadequate information to code. 0
99 Not Answered/Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994
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