Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1995

Variable Details

Variableillsm4
LabelType of illness - 4th
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including benign lumps and cysts. 11
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 6
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 20
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 9
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 3
7 Migraine/headaches 5
8 Other problems of nervous system 7
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 21
10 Other eye complaints 8
11 Poor hearing/deafness 10
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 4
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack/angina 14
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 19
18 Other heart problems 18
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 4
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 7
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 5
23 Asthma 10
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 17
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 15
27 Other digestive complaints 8
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 17
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 10
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 28
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 18
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 27
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 4
39 Skin complaints 11
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 0
42 Complaint no longer present 0
-9 Dont know (99) 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 3
-7 Inadequate information to code. (97) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 19427
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1995