Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1996

Variable Details

Variableillsm3
LabelType of illness - 3rd
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 28
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 28
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 36
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 40
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 9
7 Migraine/headaches 21
8 Other problems of nervous system 18
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 44
10 Other eye complaints 21
11 Poor hearing/deafness 37
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 12
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 11
14 Other ear complaints 6
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 15
16 Heart attack/angina 41
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 59
18 Other heart problems 36
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 27
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 19
23 Asthma 44
24 Hayfever 24
25 Other respiratory complaints 44
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 51
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 28
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 40
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 7
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 23
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 127
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 50
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 84
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 8
39 Skin complaints 49
40 Other complaints 3
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) 4
-7 Inadequate information to code. (97) 20
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 19197
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1996