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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableICD2
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 17914
-8 NA 4
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 38
2 Diabetes 88
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 54
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 106
5 Learning difficulties 5
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 20
7 Migraine/headaches 20
8 Other nervous system problems 57
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 49
10 Other eye complaints 33
11 Poor hearing/deafness 43
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 11
13 Menieres disease etc. 12
14 Other ear complaints 8
15 Stroke etc. 26
16 Heart attack/angina 88
17 Hypertension/high BP 201
18 Other heart problems 149
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 12
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 41
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 28
23 Asthma 142
24 Hayfever 21
25 Other respiratory complaints 40
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 59
27 Other digestive complaints 34
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 68
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 2
30 Kidney complaints 22
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder/incontinence 14
33 Reproductive system disorders 46
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 305
35 Back problems 122
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 160
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood etc. 19
39 Skin complaints 67
40 Other complaints 6
41 Unclassifiable 6
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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