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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2001-2002

Variable Details

Variableicd2
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 19056
-8 NA 4
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 34
2 Diabetes 117
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 65
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 92
5 Learning difficulties 8
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 18
7 Migraine/headaches 17
8 Other nervous system problems 59
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 55
10 Other eye complaints 24
11 Poor hearing/deafness 48
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 10
13 Menieres disease etc. 9
14 Other ear complaints 14
15 Stroke etc. 28
16 Heart attack/angina 77
17 Hypertension/high BP 181
18 Other heart problems 112
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 8
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 46
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 39
23 Asthma 127
24 Hayfever 12
25 Other respiratory complaints 34
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 37
27 Other digestive complaints 43
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 55
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 2
30 Kidney complaints 22
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 24
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 299
35 Back problems 131
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 157
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood etc. 25
39 Skin complaints 61
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable 8
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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