Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variableillsem1
LabelType of longstanding illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 13
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 16
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 6
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 17
5 Mental handicap 15
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 12
7 Migraine/headaches 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 9
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 4
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing/deafness 10
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 10
16 Heart attack/angina 11
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 9
18 Other heart problems 8
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 4
23 Asthma 28
24 Hayfever 5
25 Other respiratory complaints 3
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 4
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 7
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 4
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 0
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 19
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 8
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 12
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 1
39 Skin complaints 7
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 4
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-1 Not applicable 380
97 Inadequate information to code 0
99 Not Answered/Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994