Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including benign lumps and cysts. 166
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 236
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 213
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 225
5 Mental handicap 11
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 89
7 Migraine/headaches 147
8 Other problems of nervous system 218
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 126
10 Other eye complaints 69
11 Poor hearing/deafness 139
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 15
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 29
14 Other ear complaints 69
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 63
16 Heart attack/angina 285
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 407
18 Other heart problems 194
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 10
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 28
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 87
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 120
23 Asthma 1060
24 Hayfever 148
25 Other respiratory complaints 240
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 157
27 Other digestive complaints 96
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 181
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 11
30 Kidney complaints 53
31 Urinary tract infection 7
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 29
33 Reproductive system disorders 71
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 949
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 647
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 458
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 21
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 46
39 Skin complaints 278
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 40
42 Complaint no longer present 1
-9 Dont know (99) 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 11
-7 Inadequate information to code. (97) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 12327
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1995