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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 53
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 270
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 73
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 146
5 Mental handicap 12
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 29
7 Migraine/headaches 48
8 Other problems of nervous system 50
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 46
10 Other eye complaints 20
11 Poor hearing/deafness 27
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 5
14 Other ear complaints 11
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 15
16 Heart attack/angina 41
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 249
18 Other heart problems 97
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 3
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 15
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 12
23 Asthma 439
24 Hayfever 53
25 Other respiratory complaints 59
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 25
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 64
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 49
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 31
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 42
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 227
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 215
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 181
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 21
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 56
39 Skin complaints 121
40 Other complaints 19
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 26
42 Complaint no longer present 4
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 7246
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.
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