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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, August 1996

Variable Details

Variablemc14a2
Label
Responses
1 Cancer 5
2 Diabetes 6
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 9
4 Mental /anxiety/depression 6
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 1
7 Migraine/headaches 3
8 Other nervous system 2
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 7
10 Other eye complaints 2
11 Poor hearing/deafness 10
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Menieres disease etc 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebal haemorrhage/thrombosis 2
16 Heart attack/angina 15
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure 13
18 Other heart problems 6
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 1
21 Other blood vessels 4
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 8
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory 4
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer/hernia 3
27 Other digestive complaints 3
28 Bowel/colon 7
29 Teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract 0
32 Other bladder/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 31
35 Back problems 16
36 Other bones/joints/muscle problems 15
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Blood and blood forming organs 3
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable 0
Sysmiss 1713
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, August 1996
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