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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2005-2006

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 102
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 80
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 37
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 208
5 Mental handicap 5
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 33
7 Migraine/headaches 15
8 Other problems of nervous system 201
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 55
10 Other eye complaints 13
11 Poor hearing/deafness 23
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 17
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 70
16 Heart attack/angina 132
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 44
18 Other heart problems 185
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 5
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 31
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 56
23 Asthma 112
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 108
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 17
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 26
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 42
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 21
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 18
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 901
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 422
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 457
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 12
39 Skin complaints 20
40 Other complaints 9
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 127
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 1
-9 No answer/refused 336
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10346
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
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