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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2001-2002

Variable Details

Variableicd5
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 21099
-8 NA 0
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 0
2 Diabetes 2
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 3
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 6
5 Learning difficulties 0
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 0
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other nervous system problems 1
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 4
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing/deafness 3
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 1
13 Menieres disease etc. 1
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke etc. 1
16 Heart attack/angina 1
17 Hypertension/high BP 5
18 Other heart problems 7
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 4
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 3
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 1
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 4
27 Other digestive complaints 3
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 5
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 7
35 Back problems 2
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 3
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood etc. 2
39 Skin complaints 1
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable 2
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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