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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Diet and Nutrition Survey : People Aged 65 Years and Over, 1994-1995

Variable Details

Variablemain93b3
LabelWhat is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer 3
2 Diabetes 3
3 oth endocrine-metabolic 7
4 mental illness 12
5 mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy-fits 2
7 migraine-headaches 2
8 oth nervous problems 1
9 cataract-poor eye sight 17
10 oth eye complaints 5
11 p hearing-deafness 7
12 Tinnitus 0
13 Meniere s disease 1
14 oth ear complaints 1
15 Stroke 9
16 Heart attack 17
17 Hypertension 15
18 oth heart problems 12
19 Piles-haemorrhoids 0
20 varicose veins 1
21 oth blood vessels 8
22 Bronchitis 3
23 Asthma 5
24 Hayfever 0
25 oth respiratory complaints 13
26 stomach ulcer 13
27 oth digestive complaints 8
28 compl of bowel 13
29 compl of mouth 0
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 urinary tract infection 1
32 oth bladder problems 6
33 reproduct system disorders 6
34 Arthritis 39
35 back problems 7
36 oth problems of bones 32
37 infects&parasitic disease 0
38 diso of blood 5
39 skin complaints 5
40 other complaints 2
41 unclassifiable 3
42 c no longer present 0
97 other 0
99 not answered 0
Sysmiss 1774
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Diet and Nutrition Survey : People Aged 65 Years and Over, 1994-1995
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