This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 167
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 368
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 215
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 248
5 Mental handicap 13
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 52
7 Migraine/headaches 42
8 Other problems of nervous system 175
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 78
10 Other eye complaints 58
11 Poor hearing/deafness 100
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 9
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 15
14 Other ear complaints 32
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 75
16 Heart attack/angina 213
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 532
18 Other heart problems 281
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 12
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 60
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 68
23 Asthma 616
24 Hayfever 63
25 Other respiratory complaints 116
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 73
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 79
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 136
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 8
30 Kidney complaints 39
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 62
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 813
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 426
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 424
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 14
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 44
39 Skin complaints 148
40 Other complaints 15
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 39
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 3
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 4
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 7344
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2005
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2005. Boost samples of children aged 2-15 and people aged 65 years and over were also included.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2024 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.