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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableicd2
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA 22072
-8 NA 5
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 35
2 Diabetes 123
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 93
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 110
5 Learning difficulties 5
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 23
7 Migraine/headaches 13
8 Other nervous system problems 68
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 72
10 Other eye complaints 19
11 Poor hearing/deafness 48
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 7
13 Menieres disease etc. 13
14 Other ear complaints 8
15 Stroke etc. 24
16 Heart attack/angina 95
17 Hypertension/high BP 234
18 Other heart problems 147
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 5
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 41
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 46
23 Asthma 134
24 Hayfever 14
25 Other respiratory complaints 43
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 59
27 Other digestive complaints 52
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 45
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 5
30 Kidney complaints 28
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder/incontinence 13
33 Reproductive system disorders 30
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 310
35 Back problems 124
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 189
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 6
38 Disorders of blood etc. 25
39 Skin complaints 71
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable 24
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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