Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsm2
LabelType of illness - 2nd
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including benign lumps and cysts. 64
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 71
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 95
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 85
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 20
7 Migraine/headaches 52
8 Other problems of nervous system 63
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 88
10 Other eye complaints 58
11 Poor hearing/deafness 59
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 26
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 15
14 Other ear complaints 27
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 21
16 Heart attack/angina 127
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 177
18 Other heart problems 88
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 9
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 24
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 56
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 61
23 Asthma 157
24 Hayfever 105
25 Other respiratory complaints 112
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 104
27 Other digestive complaints 67
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 65
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 4
30 Kidney complaints 31
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 22
33 Reproductive system disorders 69
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 305
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 187
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 205
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 11
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 27
39 Skin complaints 147
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
-9 Dont know (99) 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 27
-7 Inadequate information to code. (97) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 16841
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1995