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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001

Variable Details

Variablemostlim
LabelMost limiting condition
Responses
1 problems with arms or hands 70
2 ...legs or feet 84
3 ...back or neck 78
4 difficulty in seeing 17
5 difficulty in hearing 8
6 a speech impediment 2
7 severe disfigurement, skin probs etc 3
8 respiratory problems 42
9 heart, BP or circulation problems 49
10 stomach, liver, kidney, digestive proble 17
11 diabetes 9
12 depression, bad nerves, anxiety 25
13 epilepsy 4
14 learning difficulties, mental handicap 0
15 mental illness or nervous disorders? 10
16 other progressive illness e.g. MS, sympt 12
17 other health problems or disabilities 32
18 More than one of codes 1,2, or 3 2
19 >1 condition - Most limiting unknown 4
Sysmiss 1436
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, April 2001
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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