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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2000

Variable Details

Variableillsm2
LabelType of illness - 2nd
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? 2nd Response
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 73
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 89
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 94
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 268
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 33
7 Migraine/headaches 37
8 Other problems of nervous system 82
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 104
10 Other eye complaints 39
11 Poor hearing/deafness 91
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 16
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 9
14 Other ear complaints 9
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 101
16 Heart attack/angina 97
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 158
18 Other heart problems 135
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 6
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 6
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 52
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 33
23 Asthma 111
24 Hayfever 31
25 Other respiratory complaints 66
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 64
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 35
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 72
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 4
30 Kidney complaints 25
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 33
33 Reproductive system disorders 43
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 321
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 119
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 246
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 30
39 Skin complaints 107
40 Other complaints 16
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 4
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
97 3115
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 1
-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
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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