Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2004

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness-1st
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 87
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 198
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 150
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 152
5 Mental handicap 15
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 30
7 Migraine/headaches 38
8 Other problems of nervous system 123
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 38
10 Other eye complaints 42
11 Poor hearing/deafness 61
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 9
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 13
14 Other ear complaints 25
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 36
16 Heart attack/angina 89
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 264
18 Other heart problems 146
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 6
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 35
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 33
23 Asthma 423
24 Hayfever 61
25 Other respiratory complaints 81
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 35
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 69
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 96
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 31
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 11
33 Reproductive system disorders 34
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 428
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 307
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 260
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 7
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 26
39 Skin complaints 93
40 Other complaints 15
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 26
42 Complaint no longer present 7
99 3
-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 4746
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2004
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) in the general population and ethnic minority groups, living in private households in England.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.