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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, August 1996

Variable Details

Variablemc17
Label
Responses
1 Cancer 3
2 Diabetes 4
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 2
4 Mental /anxiety/depression 3
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 3
8 Other nervous system 4
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 6
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 4
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Menieres disease etc 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebal haemorrhage/thrombosis 2
16 Heart attack/angina 13
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure 7
18 Other heart problems 9
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 0
21 Other blood vessels 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 4
23 Asthma 12
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory 4
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer/hernia 5
27 Other digestive complaints 3
28 Bowel/colon 5
29 Teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract 0
32 Other bladder/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 36
35 Back problems 17
36 Other bones/joints/muscle problems 16
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Blood and blood forming organs 1
39 Skin complaints 2
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable 0
99 26
Sysmiss 1712
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, August 1996
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