Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1996

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 153
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 253
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 215
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 268
5 Mental handicap 21
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 94
7 Migraine/headaches 133
8 Other problems of nervous system 237
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 119
10 Other eye complaints 90
11 Poor hearing/deafness 176
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 24
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 23
14 Other ear complaints 63
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 76
16 Heart attack/angina 278
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 447
18 Other heart problems 216
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 8
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 36
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 82
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 119
23 Asthma 1133
24 Hayfever 144
25 Other respiratory complaints 238
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 143
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 82
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 172
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 6
30 Kidney complaints 75
31 Urinary tract infection 9
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 13
33 Reproductive system disorders 81
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 1029
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 715
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 527
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 35
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 38
39 Skin complaints 277
40 Other complaints 14
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 58
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 6
-9 Don't know (99) 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 5
-7 Inadequate information to code. (97) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 12397
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1996