Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variableillsm4
LabelType of longstanding illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 2
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 1
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 6
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 4
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 1
7 Migraine/headaches 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 4
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 8
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 6
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 2
16 Heart attack/angina 9
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 8
18 Other heart problems 6
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 9
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 5
23 Asthma 5
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 9
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 10
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 8
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 5
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 13
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 10
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 21
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 2
39 Skin complaints 7
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 0
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-1 Not applicable 15623
97 Inadequate information to code. 0
99 Not Answered/Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994