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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2000

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? 1st Response
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 131
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 284
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 119
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 595
5 Mental handicap 13
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 80
7 Migraine/headaches 68
8 Other problems of nervous system 304
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 129
10 Other eye complaints 40
11 Poor hearing/deafness 101
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 15
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 28
14 Other ear complaints 25
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 235
16 Heart attack/angina 164
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 286
18 Other heart problems 234
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 5
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 15
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 64
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 45
23 Asthma 586
24 Hayfever 68
25 Other respiratory complaints 136
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 59
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 65
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 110
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 6
30 Kidney complaints 38
31 Urinary tract infection 7
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 25
33 Reproductive system disorders 66
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 730
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 346
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 482
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 14
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 53
39 Skin complaints 148
40 Other complaints 12
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 52
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 3
-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 6424
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2000
Interviewer Instructions"Record full. Probe for detail. If more than one mentioned, enter one here only."
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households, and a separate sample of older people (aged 65 years and over) resident in care homes, in England in the year 2000.;Adults;Children;Elderly;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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