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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2003

Variable Details

Variableillsm2
LabelType of illness - 2nd
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? Response 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 64
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 113
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 145
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 164
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 25
7 Migraine/headaches 41
8 Other problems of nervous system 73
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 86
10 Other eye complaints 78
11 Poor hearing/deafness 61
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 20
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 22
14 Other ear complaints 17
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 32
16 Heart attack/angina 98
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 306
18 Other heart problems 136
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 4
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 12
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 61
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 40
23 Asthma 203
24 Hayfever 58
25 Other respiratory complaints 87
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 83
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 84
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 108
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 26
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 17
33 Reproductive system disorders 55
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 385
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 220
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 253
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 7
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 46
39 Skin complaints 111
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 37
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 2
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-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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