Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableq29main2
Label29b 2nd 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 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 7
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 18
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 11
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 29
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 6
7 Migraine/headaches 5
8 Other problems of nervous system 24
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 8
10 Other eye complaints 5
11 Poor hearing/deafness 9
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 6
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 10
16 Heart attack/angina 19
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 23
18 Other heart problems 26
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 8
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 8
23 Asthma 6
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 25
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 7
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 8
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 9
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 0
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 96
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 57
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 88
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 2
39 Skin complaints 4
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 12
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 3896
-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