Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2000

Variable Details

Variableillsm6
LabelType of illness - 6th
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? 6th Response
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 3
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 2
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 7
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 0
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 0
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack/angina 1
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 3
18 Other heart problems 3
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 0
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 2
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 4
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 4
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 2
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 6
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 3
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 4
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 5
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 2
39 Skin complaints 3
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 0
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
97 109
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 12230
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.