Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsem1
LabelType of longstanding illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 11
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 9
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 7
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 14
5 Mental handicap 10
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 4
7 Migraine/headaches 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 9
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 4
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 11
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 8
16 Heart attack/angina 6
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 9
18 Other heart problems 4
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 0
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 33
24 Hayfever 8
25 Other respiratory complaints 7
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 7
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 5
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 3
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 4
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 0
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 18
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 18
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 18
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 1
39 Skin complaints 7
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 2
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 1
-9 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 0
-8 2
-7 Inadequate information to code (97) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 464
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1995