Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableq29main1
Label29b 1st main limiting long-term illness
Question text If you have limitations in any of your daily activities or work, which long-term illness, health problem or disability is the main cause? Please write in only one illness. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 89
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 99
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 39
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 258
5 Mental handicap 12
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 27
7 Migraine/headaches 11
8 Other problems of nervous system 225
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 63
10 Other eye complaints 15
11 Poor hearing/deafness 29
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 6
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 19
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 87
16 Heart attack/angina 151
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 66
18 Other heart problems 228
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 8
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 47
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 54
23 Asthma 147
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 128
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 25
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 29
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 58
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 14
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 9
33 Reproductive system disorders 15
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 985
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 486
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 470
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 11
39 Skin complaints 35
40 Other complaints 7
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 304
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11593
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