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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2001-2002

Variable Details

Variableicd4
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 20926
-8 NA 0
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 1
2 Diabetes 10
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 4
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 16
5 Learning difficulties 0
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 0
7 Migraine/headaches 6
8 Other nervous system problems 3
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 13
10 Other eye complaints 7
11 Poor hearing/deafness 5
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 3
13 Menieres disease etc. 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke etc. 2
16 Heart attack/angina 11
17 Hypertension/high BP 14
18 Other heart problems 15
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 8
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 8
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 6
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 16
27 Other digestive complaints 6
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 16
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 0
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 27
35 Back problems 10
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 15
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood etc. 5
39 Skin complaints 9
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable 3
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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