Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variableq11main1
Label11b 1st other chronic illness - currently treated
Question text Please specify the main illness below. Please write in only one illness. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 338
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 5
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 31
8 Other problems of nervous system 151
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 12
10 Other eye complaints 41
11 Poor hearing/deafness 4
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 34
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 0
18 Other heart problems 0
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 70
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 16
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 75
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 80
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 136
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 37
31 Urinary tract infection 10
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 11
33 Reproductive system disorders 67
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 163
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 13
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 54
39 Skin complaints 81
40 Other complaints 12
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 51
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 58
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 14740
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2003-2004
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2003-2004, and children in the same households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study