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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableICD3
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 19339
-8 NA 1
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 13
2 Diabetes 36
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 18
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 37
5 Learning difficulties 3
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 5
7 Migraine/headaches 5
8 Other nervous system problems 21
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 31
10 Other eye complaints 12
11 Poor hearing/deafness 25
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 1
13 Menieres disease etc. 5
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke etc. 17
16 Heart attack/angina 30
17 Hypertension/high BP 73
18 Other heart problems 47
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 5
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 12
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 13
23 Asthma 32
24 Hayfever 8
25 Other respiratory complaints 23
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 29
27 Other digestive complaints 16
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 27
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 2
30 Kidney complaints 6
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder/incontinence 6
33 Reproductive system disorders 13
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 101
35 Back problems 45
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 56
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood etc. 10
39 Skin complaints 13
40 Other complaints 3
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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