Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variableillsm5
LabelType of illness - 5th
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 7
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 4
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 21
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 11
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 9
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 10
10 Other eye complaints 7
11 Poor hearing/deafness 9
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 4
16 Heart attack/angina 3
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 14
18 Other heart problems 10
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 6
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 4
23 Asthma 10
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 7
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 5
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 8
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 6
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 4
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 27
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 13
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 21
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 5
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 6
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
97 356
-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 12688
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.