Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsem3
LabelType of longstanding illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 1
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 1
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 4
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing/deafness 0
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack/angina 3
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 2
18 Other heart problems 1
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 0
23 Asthma 2
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 1
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 0
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 2
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 0
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 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 4
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 1
39 Skin complaints 1
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 0
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 0
-7 Inadequate information to code (97) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 687
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1995