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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2001

Variable Details

Variablediscode1
LabelDisability code
Responses
1 Infectious and parasitic diseases 21
2 Neoplasms 35
3 Diabetes 39
4 Osteomalacia/rickets/vitamin D deficiency 1
5 Other endocrine and metabolic 18
6 Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs 6
7 Senile dementia 2
8 Schizophrenia 3
9 Anxiety and phobias 9
10 Depression 19
11 Other mental illness 11
12 Mental retardation 9
13 Mental disorders not classifiable above 14
14 Hemiplegia 3
15 Parkinsons 18
16 Multiple sclerosis 26
17 (Infantile) Cerebral palsy 10
18 Paraplegia, quadraplegia etc. 2
19 Epilepsy 2
20 Migraine 2
21 Other diseases of the nervous system 71
22 Cataract 17
23 Glaucoma 10
24 Retinal disorders 6
25 Congenital blindness 2
26 Other eye complaints 67
27 Vertiginous syndromes etc. 41
28 Tinnitus 17
29 Deafness 50
30 Other ear complaints 76
31 Valve diseases 5
32 Hypertensive disease 16
33 Other heart problems 52
34 Coronary artery disease 83
35 Cerebrovascular disease 79
36 Other arterial and embolic disease 22
37 Diseases of veins and lymphatics 11
38 Other diseases of the circulatory system 12
39 Bronchitis and emphysema 40
40 Asthma 68
41 Sinusitis 1
42 Lung disease due to external agents 9
43 Other respiratory disease 28
44 Diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum 2
45 Hernia of abdominal cavity 5
46 Other digestive system diseases 4
47 Kidney and urinary system problems 7
48 Diseases/disorders of genital organs 4
49 Other diseases of genitourinary system 4
50 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 13
51 Rheumatoid arthritis 40
52 Osteoarthritis and allied disorders 67
53 Arthritis and rheumatism not codable above 513
54 Knee problems 25
55 Back and neck problems 184
56 Other joint problems 51
57 Acquired deformities 61
58 Other musculo-skeletal 36
59 Head injuries 4
60 Loss of limb or extremity 10
61 All other injury/poisoning problems 216
62 Congenital anomalies 59
63 Old age problems 195
64 Insufficient data to classify 173
90 Irrelevant response 27
-9 Refusal (9998) 52
-8 Don't know (9999) 43
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 16812
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2001
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2001.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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