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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variableillsm2
LabelType of illness - 2nd
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 69
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 131
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 163
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 116
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 13
7 Migraine/headaches 21
8 Other problems of nervous system 56
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 64
10 Other eye complaints 43
11 Poor hearing/deafness 56
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 12
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 8
14 Other ear complaints 11
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 53
16 Heart attack/angina 104
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 297
18 Other heart problems 129
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 3
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 8
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 49
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 21
23 Asthma 144
24 Hayfever 51
25 Other respiratory complaints 84
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 57
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 46
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 72
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 4
30 Kidney complaints 15
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 17
33 Reproductive system disorders 42
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 373
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 145
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 214
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 13
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 28
39 Skin complaints 79
40 Other complaints 15
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 30
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
97 3085
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 3
-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.
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