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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableicd1
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 14128
-8 8
-6 3
1 Cancer & benign growths 173
2 Diabetes 400
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 182
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 352
5 Learning difficulties 31
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 78
7 Migraine/headaches 58
8 Other nervous system problems 238
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 83
10 Other eye complaints 53
11 Poor hearing/deafness 131
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 9
13 Menieres disease etc. 37
14 Other ear complaints 41
15 Stroke etc. 73
16 Heart attack/angina 205
17 Hypertension/high BP 449
18 Other heart problems 297
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 11
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 67
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 71
23 Asthma 771
24 Hayfever 55
25 Other respiratory complaints 107
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 74
27 Other digestive complaints 84
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 114
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 6
30 Kidney complaints 68
31 Urinary tract infection 7
32 Other bladder/incontinence 11
33 Reproductive system disorders 74
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 753
35 Back problems 455
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 438
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 33
38 Disorders of blood etc. 44
39 Skin complaints 115
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable 26
42 Complaint no longer present 0
98 None of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FOR COMPLAINT AT LMAT.
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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