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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2001

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 188
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 356
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 247
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 322
5 Mental handicap 11
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 103
7 Migraine/headaches 110
8 Other problems of nervous system 239
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 116
10 Other eye complaints 83
11 Poor hearing/deafness 150
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 21
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 28
14 Other ear complaints 32
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 88
16 Heart attack/angina 257
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 558
18 Other heart problems 257
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 10
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 23
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 57
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 79
23 Asthma 1076
24 Hayfever 133
25 Other respiratory complaints 196
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 117
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 95
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 200
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 4
30 Kidney complaints 53
31 Urinary tract infection 10
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 23
33 Reproductive system disorders 81
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 988
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 666
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 545
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 26
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 59
39 Skin complaints 238
40 Other complaints 12
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 66
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 7
62 1
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 11
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11698
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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