Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableq29main3
Label29b 3rd 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 3
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 2
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 6
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 1
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 9
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 1
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 1
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 1
16 Heart attack/angina 3
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 5
18 Other heart problems 2
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 7
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 2
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 2
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 2
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 5
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 13
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 10
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 15
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 0
39 Skin complaints 0
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 5
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 4340
-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