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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2003

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 196
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 388
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 231
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 344
5 Mental handicap 7
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 107
7 Migraine/headaches 95
8 Other problems of nervous system 239
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 92
10 Other eye complaints 96
11 Poor hearing/deafness 124
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 9
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 31
14 Other ear complaints 42
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 82
16 Heart attack/angina 209
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 569
18 Other heart problems 271
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 5
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 30
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 91
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 92
23 Asthma 910
24 Hayfever 114
25 Other respiratory complaints 125
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 95
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 128
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 187
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 11
30 Kidney complaints 87
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 21
33 Reproductive system disorders 95
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 927
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 656
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 561
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 23
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 57
39 Skin complaints 214
40 Other complaints 24
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 53
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 13
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 3
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10896
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL. IF MORE THAN ONE MENTIONED, ENTER ONE HERE ONLY. Open Answer: up to 60 characters Variable names for text are IllsTxt1-IllsTxt6
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2003.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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