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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variableillsm3
LabelType of longstanding illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 7
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 8
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 16
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 15
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 3
7 Migraine/headaches 5
8 Other problems of nervous system 12
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 15
10 Other eye complaints 9
11 Poor hearing/deafness 21
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 7
16 Heart attack/angina 26
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 29
18 Other heart problems 25
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 5
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 21
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 9
23 Asthma 17
24 Hayfever 16
25 Other respiratory complaints 17
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 33
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 23
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 31
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 8
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 5
33 Reproductive system disorders 10
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 123
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 49
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 71
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 7
39 Skin complaints 27
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 5
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-1 Not applicable 15119
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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