Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1996

Variable Details

Variableillsm2
LabelType of illness - 2nd
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 49
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 69
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 114
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 76
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 17
7 Migraine/headaches 56
8 Other problems of nervous system 59
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 88
10 Other eye complaints 43
11 Poor hearing/deafness 83
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 13
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 16
14 Other ear complaints 19
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 26
16 Heart attack/angina 123
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 219
18 Other heart problems 119
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 9
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 22
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 50
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 59
23 Asthma 197
24 Hayfever 87
25 Other respiratory complaints 98
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 112
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 72
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 74
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 6
30 Kidney complaints 32
31 Urinary tract infection 8
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 20
33 Reproductive system disorders 42
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 332
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 182
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 226
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 12
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 20
39 Skin complaints 179
40 Other complaints 6
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 0
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 Don't know (99) 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 0
-7 Inadequate information to code. (97) 41
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 17251
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1996