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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableICD1
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 13193
-8 NA 14
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 153
2 Diabetes 365
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 174
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 334
5 Learning difficulties 38
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 83
7 Migraine/headaches 82
8 Other nervous system problems 225
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 114
10 Other eye complaints 65
11 Poor hearing/deafness 103
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 14
13 Menieres disease etc. 31
14 Other ear complaints 42
15 Stroke etc. 98
16 Heart attack/angina 244
17 Hypertension/high BP 515
18 Other heart problems 290
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 3
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 9
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 80
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 72
23 Asthma 897
24 Hayfever 67
25 Other respiratory complaints 134
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 90
27 Other digestive complaints 86
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 158
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 5
30 Kidney complaints 61
31 Urinary tract infection 11
32 Other bladder/incontinence 22
33 Reproductive system disorders 86
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 884
35 Back problems 534
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 483
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 27
38 Disorders of blood etc. 52
39 Skin complaints 173
40 Other complaints 10
41 Unclassifiable 28
42 Complaint no longer present 0
98 None of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2002-2003
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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