Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variableillsem2
LabelType of longstanding illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 1
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 5
5 Mental handicap 5
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 4
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 5
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 5
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 5
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 4
16 Heart attack/angina 5
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 5
18 Other heart problems 13
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 0
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 5
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 2
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 1
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 1
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 5
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 5
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 8
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 3
39 Skin complaints 2
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 2
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-1 Not applicable 531
97 Inadequate information to code 0
99 Not Answered/Refusal 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994