Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsm3
LabelType of illness - 3rd
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including benign lumps and cysts. 18
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 25
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 42
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 29
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 7
7 Migraine/headaches 26
8 Other problems of nervous system 15
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 37
10 Other eye complaints 20
11 Poor hearing/deafness 28
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 6
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 11
14 Other ear complaints 7
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 9
16 Heart attack/angina 45
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 52
18 Other heart problems 38
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 13
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 29
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 18
23 Asthma 48
24 Hayfever 14
25 Other respiratory complaints 61
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 52
27 Other digestive complaints 18
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 33
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 13
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 14
33 Reproductive system disorders 22
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 115
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 45
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 57
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 9
39 Skin complaints 48
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
-9 Dont know (99) 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 13
-7 Inadequate information to code. (97) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 18742
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1995