Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2001

Variable Details

Variableillsm5
LabelType of illness - 5th
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 9
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 4
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 8
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 9
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 6
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 13
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 7
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 2
16 Heart attack/angina 6
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 17
18 Other heart problems 10
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 9
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 4
23 Asthma 3
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 7
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 10
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 5
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 7
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 5
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 15
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 7
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 20
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 2
39 Skin complaints 6
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 1
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
97 335
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Not Answered/Refusal (99) 1
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 19088
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.