Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variablellticd1
LabelLimiting long term illness main cause (Q29c)
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 93
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 104
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 41
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 263
5 Mental handicap 11
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 44
7 Migraine/headaches 32
8 Other problems of nervous system 203
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 51
10 Other eye complaints 14
11 Poor hearing/deafness 26
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 5
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 31
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 92
16 Heart attack/angina 188
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 55
18 Other heart problems 248
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 5
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 50
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 58
23 Asthma 161
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 96
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 24
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 27
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 64
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 17
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 28
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 1045
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 539
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 472
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 6
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 19
39 Skin complaints 42
40 Other complaints 10
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 175
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 280
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11660
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