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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2006

Variable Details

Variableicd1
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA/CHILD/PROXY/NO INT 15615
-8 NA 12
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 203
2 Diabetes 500
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 243
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 343
5 Learning difficulties 40
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 99
7 Migraine/headaches 68
8 Other nervous system problems 256
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 97
10 Other eye complaints 77
11 Poor hearing/deafness 110
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 14
13 Menieres disease etc. 36
14 Other ear complaints 35
15 Stroke etc. 90
16 Heart attack/angina 210
17 Hypertension/high BP 594
18 Other heart problems 364
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 10
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 54
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 77
23 Asthma 919
24 Hayfever 38
25 Other respiratory complaints 116
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 68
27 Other digestive complaints 105
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 154
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 6
30 Kidney complaints 70
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder/incontinence 18
33 Reproductive system disorders 89
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 944
35 Back problems 497
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 482
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 26
38 Disorders of blood etc. 50
39 Skin complaints 158
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable 26
42 Complaint no longer present 0
98 None of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FOR (FIRST/SECOND/etc.) COMPLAINT. AT LMAT ENTER SPACE BAR TO SEE CODES. IF CODE NOT FOUND, CHANGE ILLNESS DESCRIPTION AT BOTTOM OF LOOKUP WINDOW TO 'NONE' AND SELECT CODE FOR 'NONE OF THESE' PRESS ENTER TO SELECT CODE AND ENTER AGAIN TO CONTINUE. ENTER TEXT OF AT MOST 2 CHARACTERS.
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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