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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001

Variable Details

Variablem271_16c
LabelCoded problem/disability
Question text The respondent said their problem/disability was ...(Conditions recorded at M271_15). Response 3 The respondent has... problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with his/her arms or hands legs or feet back or neck difficulty in seeing (while wearing spectacles or contact lenses) difficulty in hearing a speech impediment severe disfigurement, skin conditions, allergies chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis heart, blood pressure or blood circulation problems stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems diabetes depression, bad nerves or anxiety epilepsy severe or specific learning difficulties (mental handicap) mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervous disorders progressive illness not included elsewhere (e.g. cancer not included elsewhere, multiple sclerosis, symptomatic HIV, Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy)
Responses
1 problems with arms or hands 4
2 ...legs or feet 7
3 ...back or neck 51
4 difficulty in seeing 1
5 difficulty in hearing 7
6 a speech impediment 0
7 severe disfigurement, skin probs etc 1
8 respiratory problems 8
9 heart, BP or circulation problems 19
10 stomach, liver, kidney, digestive proble 8
11 diabetes 6
12 depression, bad nerves, anxiety 7
13 epilepsy 0
14 learning difficulties, mental handicap 0
15 mental illness or nervous disorders? 2
16 other progressive illness e.g. MS, sympt 4
17 other health problems or disabilities 7
88 Refused 0
99 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 1772
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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