Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1996

Variable Details

Variableillsm4
LabelType of illness - 4th
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 6
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 9
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 17
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 13
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 3
7 Migraine/headaches 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 12
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 15
10 Other eye complaints 9
11 Poor hearing/deafness 9
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 4
16 Heart attack/angina 13
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 20
18 Other heart problems 17
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 6
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 13
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 13
23 Asthma 18
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 10
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 19
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 9
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 11
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 6
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 6
33 Reproductive system disorders 9
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 40
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 15
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 25
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 5
39 Skin complaints 11
40 Other complaints 1
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) 7
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 19942
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1996