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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2001

Variable Details

Variableillsm2
LabelType of illness - 2nd
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 70
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 100
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 137
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 142
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 29
7 Migraine/headaches 51
8 Other problems of nervous system 71
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 80
10 Other eye complaints 54
11 Poor hearing/deafness 83
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 20
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 12
14 Other ear complaints 17
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 35
16 Heart attack/angina 139
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 298
18 Other heart problems 111
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 4
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 14
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 52
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 42
23 Asthma 205
24 Hayfever 59
25 Other respiratory complaints 103
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 82
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 82
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 83
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 5
30 Kidney complaints 33
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 27
33 Reproductive system disorders 53
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 390
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 199
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 258
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 7
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 21
39 Skin complaints 158
40 Other complaints 12
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 23
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 3
97 4572
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 4
-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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