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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, August 1996

Variable Details

Variablemc14a1
Label
Responses
1 Cancer 19
2 Diabetes 30
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 15
4 Mental /anxiety/depression 35
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 10
7 Migraine/headaches 10
8 Other nervous system 29
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 7
10 Other eye complaints 4
11 Poor hearing/deafness 16
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Menieres disease etc 3
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebal haemorrhage/thrombosis 7
16 Heart attack/angina 29
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure 32
18 Other heart problems 37
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 4
21 Other blood vessels 8
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 10
23 Asthma 76
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory 12
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer/hernia 27
27 Other digestive complaints 11
28 Bowel/colon 19
29 Teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract 1
32 Other bladder/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 10
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 131
35 Back problems 91
36 Other bones/joints/muscle problems 67
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Blood and blood forming organs 2
39 Skin complaints 12
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable 8
99 4
Sysmiss 1122
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, August 1996
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