Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2005-2006

Variable Details

Variablellticd2
LabelLimiting long term illness main cause (Q29c)
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 5
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 14
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 8
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 28
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 8
8 Other problems of nervous system 17
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 7
10 Other eye complaints 1
11 Poor hearing/deafness 6
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 5
16 Heart attack/angina 18
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 15
18 Other heart problems 23
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 3
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 13
23 Asthma 25
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 22
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 4
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 5
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 9
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 6
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 77
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 61
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 73
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 7
39 Skin complaints 9
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 15
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 3462
-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