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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2002-2003

Variable Details

VariableICD4
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 19859
-8 NA 1
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 3
2 Diabetes 12
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 6
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 13
5 Learning difficulties 1
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 0
7 Migraine/headaches 4
8 Other nervous system problems 7
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 15
10 Other eye complaints 4
11 Poor hearing/deafness 7
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 6
13 Menieres disease etc. 1
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke etc. 3
16 Heart attack/angina 2
17 Hypertension/high BP 21
18 Other heart problems 13
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 3
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 6
23 Asthma 15
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 8
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 6
27 Other digestive complaints 14
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 6
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 1
30 Kidney complaints 6
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 11
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 30
35 Back problems 11
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 21
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood etc. 4
39 Skin complaints 11
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable 4
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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