Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variableillsm3
LabelType of illness - 3rd
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 35
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 50
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 94
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 41
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 10
7 Migraine/headaches 9
8 Other problems of nervous system 29
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 34
10 Other eye complaints 33
11 Poor hearing/deafness 34
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 6
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 6
14 Other ear complaints 3
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 14
16 Heart attack/angina 22
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 130
18 Other heart problems 60
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 39
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 11
23 Asthma 40
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 44
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 40
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 25
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 35
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 16
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 13
33 Reproductive system disorders 29
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 182
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 62
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 115
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 9
39 Skin complaints 31
40 Other complaints 9
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 6
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 1
97 1530
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 1
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10429
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.