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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2006

Variable Details

Variableicd2
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA/CHILD/PROXY/NO INT 20280
-8 NA 1
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 50
2 Diabetes 132
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 117
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 121
5 Learning difficulties 2
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 20
7 Migraine/headaches 17
8 Other nervous system problems 69
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 64
10 Other eye complaints 39
11 Poor hearing/deafness 59
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 7
13 Menieres disease etc. 13
14 Other ear complaints 12
15 Stroke etc. 29
16 Heart attack/angina 85
17 Hypertension/high BP 279
18 Other heart problems 166
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 4
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 6
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 45
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 42
23 Asthma 135
24 Hayfever 13
25 Other respiratory complaints 66
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 43
27 Other digestive complaints 61
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 51
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 1
30 Kidney complaints 35
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder/incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 34
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 324
35 Back problems 145
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 229
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 13
38 Disorders of blood etc. 29
39 Skin complaints 58
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable 11
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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