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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1999

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Question text What else is the matter with you/Name? 1st Type of illness
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours & growths 90
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 167
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 125
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 150
5 Mental handicap 9
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 57
7 Migraine/headaches 60
8 Other problems of nervous system 120
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 63
10 Other eye complaints 44
11 Poor hearing/deafness 76
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 12
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 12
14 Other ear complaints 25
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 39
16 Heart attack/angina 128
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 222
18 Other heart problems 128
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. varicose veins in anus. 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 19
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 37
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 44
23 Asthma 552
24 Hayfever 58
25 Other respiratory complaints 67
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 55
27 Oth. digestive complaints(stomach,liver,pancreas,bile ducts) 54
28 Complaints of bowel/colon(large intestine,caecum,bowel,etc.) 76
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 5
30 Kidney complaints 27
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 9
33 Reproductive system disorders 35
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 448
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 353
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 268
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 15
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 27
39 Skin complaints 127
40 Other complaints 9
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 19
42 Complaint no longer present(only if no longer affects resp.) 4
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 4
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5796
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1999
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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