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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2001-2002

Variable Details

Variableicd1
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 14516
-8 NA 9
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 161
2 Diabetes 360
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 164
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 348
5 Learning difficulties 46
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 116
7 Migraine/headaches 63
8 Other nervous system problems 260
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 117
10 Other eye complaints 71
11 Poor hearing/deafness 115
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 16
13 Menieres disease etc. 26
14 Other ear complaints 57
15 Stroke etc. 96
16 Heart attack/angina 228
17 Hypertension/high BP 445
18 Other heart problems 338
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 4
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 16
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 66
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 84
23 Asthma 859
24 Hayfever 50
25 Other respiratory complaints 112
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 82
27 Other digestive complaints 102
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 130
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 8
30 Kidney complaints 46
31 Urinary tract infection 6
32 Other bladder/incontinence 19
33 Reproductive system disorders 62
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 801
35 Back problems 498
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 427
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 31
38 Disorders of blood etc. 35
39 Skin complaints 142
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable 37
42 Complaint no longer present 0
98 None of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2001-2002
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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