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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableicd2
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 18315
-8 2
-6 2
1 Cancer & benign growths 42
2 Diabetes 103
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 74
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 110
5 Learning difficulties 9
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 24
7 Migraine/headaches 20
8 Other nervous system problems 53
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 50
10 Other eye complaints 32
11 Poor hearing/deafness 35
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 6
13 Menieres disease etc. 10
14 Other ear complaints 7
15 Stroke etc. 31
16 Heart attack/angina 95
17 Hypertension/high BP 176
18 Other heart problems 129
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 8
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 34
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 25
23 Asthma 118
24 Hayfever 19
25 Other respiratory complaints 51
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 36
27 Other digestive complaints 46
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 57
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 3
30 Kidney complaints 25
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder/incontinence 11
33 Reproductive system disorders 23
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 246
35 Back problems 140
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 134
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 6
38 Disorders of blood etc. 20
39 Skin complaints 71
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable 12
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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