Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2005-2006

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 318
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 17
8 Other problems of nervous system 167
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 16
10 Other eye complaints 47
11 Poor hearing/deafness 2
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 25
14 Other ear complaints 2
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. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 41
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 9
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 61
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 60
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 122
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 37
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 16
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 147
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 60
39 Skin complaints 70
40 Other complaints 14
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 21
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 90
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 12894
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2005-2006
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2005-2006, and children in the same households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study