Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2004-2005

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 335
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 20
8 Other problems of nervous system 154
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 14
10 Other eye complaints 58
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 7
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 33
14 Other ear complaints 5
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. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 60
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 13
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 67
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 86
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 144
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 40
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 13
33 Reproductive system disorders 56
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 178
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 8
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 52
39 Skin complaints 82
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 34
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 65
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 14497
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2004-2005
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2004-2005, and children in the same households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study