Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variablehecana
LabelWhich part of body did cancer/malignant tumour start?
Question text In which organ or part of your body did your cancer/cancers/malignant tumour start?
Responses
1 Lung 13
2 Breast 104
3 Colon, bowel or rectum 52
4 Lymphoma 10
5 Leukaemia 4
6 Melanoma or other skin cancer 38
7 Prostate 75
8 Gynaecological (ovarian, cervical, uterine) 35
95 Somewhere else 71
-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 12894
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD V. CODE ONE ONLY.
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.