Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1997

Variable Details

Variableillsem2
LabelType of longstanding illness
Question text What is the matter with ... ? Anything else? Response 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) inc lumps, masses, tumours and growths 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 1
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 0
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 7
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 1
7 Migraine/headaches 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 5
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 1
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing/deafness 2
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 2
16 Heart attack/angina 1
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 3
18 Other heart problems 1
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 1
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 3
27 Oth digestive complaints (stomach,liver,pancreas,bile ducts) 0
28 Complaints of bowel/colon(large intestine,caecum,bowel,etc) 3
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 3
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 1
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 3
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 0
39 Skin complaints 0
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 0
42 Complaint no longer present (only if no longer affects resp) 0
-9 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 0
-7 Inadequate information to code (97) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 439
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE FOR DETAILS. RECORD VERBATIM
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.