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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1998

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) inc lumps, masses, tumours and growths 151
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 247
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 230
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 297
5 Mental handicap 15
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 92
7 Migraine/headaches 126
8 Other problems of nervous system 226
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 111
10 Other eye complaints 96
11 Poor hearing/deafness 157
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 23
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 22
14 Other ear complaints 49
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 82
16 Heart attack/angina 265
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 397
18 Other heart problems 246
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 7
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 27
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 72
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 92
23 Asthma 1109
24 Hayfever 151
25 Other respiratory complaints 214
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 147
27 Oth digestive complaints (stomach,liver,pancreas,bile ducts) 118
28 Complaints of bowel/colon(large intestine,caecum,bowel,etc) 195
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 9
30 Kidney complaints 62
31 Urinary tract infection 11
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 33
33 Reproductive system disorders 92
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 938
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 714
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 628
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 30
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 47
39 Skin complaints 226
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 54
42 Complaint no longer present (only if no longer affects resp) 4
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 3
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11832
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1998
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.
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