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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableicd1
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 16926
-8 NA 15
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 203
2 Diabetes 442
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 204
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 388
5 Learning difficulties 47
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 120
7 Migraine/headaches 65
8 Other nervous system problems 265
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 126
10 Other eye complaints 61
11 Poor hearing/deafness 122
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 21
13 Menieres disease etc. 24
14 Other ear complaints 40
15 Stroke etc. 103
16 Heart attack/angina 269
17 Hypertension/high BP 567
18 Other heart problems 381
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 4
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 13
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 75
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 73
23 Asthma 948
24 Hayfever 45
25 Other respiratory complaints 130
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 93
27 Other digestive complaints 94
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 147
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 3
30 Kidney complaints 76
31 Urinary tract infection 9
32 Other bladder/incontinence 19
33 Reproductive system disorders 94
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 926
35 Back problems 544
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 498
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 25
38 Disorders of blood etc. 61
39 Skin complaints 181
40 Other complaints 11
41 Unclassifiable 31
42 Complaint no longer present 0
98 None of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2003-2004
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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