Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2000-2001

Variable Details

Variableicd2
LabelIllness code 2
Responses
-9 DNA Does not apply 17322
-8 NA No answer 42
-7 NA No answer 0
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 33
2 Diabetes 84
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 68
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 67
5 Learning difficulties 4
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 16
7 Migraine/headaches 19
8 Other nervous system problems 43
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 40
10 Other eye complaints 32
11 Poor hearing/deafness 49
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 11
13 Menieres disease etc. 19
14 Other ear complaints 10
15 Stroke etc. 35
16 Heart attack/angina 100
17 Hypertension/high BP 135
18 Other heart problems 109
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 5
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 35
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 26
23 Asthma 115
24 Hayfever 21
25 Other respiratory complaints 42
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 51
27 Other digestive complaints 43
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 45
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 0
30 Kidney complaints 19
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 31
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 238
35 Back problems 118
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 129
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood etc. 20
39 Skin complaints 63
40 Other complaints 8
41 Unclassifiable 6
42 Complaint no longer present 0
98 None of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2000-2001
Interviewer Instructions"Code for complaint at LMAT Enter space bar to see codes If code not found, change illness description at bottom of lookup window to 'none' and select code for 'none of these' Enter text of at most 12 characters"
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study