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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2006

Variable Details

Variableicd3
LabelIllness code
Responses
-9 DNA/CHILD/PROXY/NO INT 21836
-8 NA 0
-6 Not eligible 0
1 Cancer & benign growths 17
2 Diabetes 44
3 Other endocrine/metabolic disorders 52
4 General mental probs inc neuroses 46
5 Learning difficulties 3
6 Epilepsy/fits etc 7
7 Migraine/headaches 5
8 Other nervous system problems 27
9 Cataract/blindness/poor sight 45
10 Other eye complaints 12
11 Poor hearing/deafness 23
12 Tinnitus/noises in ear 6
13 Menieres disease etc. 11
14 Other ear complaints 4
15 Stroke etc. 20
16 Heart attack/angina 32
17 Hypertension/high BP 107
18 Other heart problems 88
19 Piles/haemorrhoids 3
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis 4
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 23
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 9
23 Asthma 43
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 19
26 Stomach ulcers/hernia 28
27 Other digestive complaints 29
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 28
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth 2
30 Kidney complaints 14
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder/incontinence 9
33 Reproductive system disorders 15
34 Arthritis/rheumatism etc. 115
35 Back problems 56
36 Other musculo-skeletal probs 86
37 Infectious/parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood etc. 16
39 Skin complaints 24
40 Other complaints 2
41 Unclassifiable 5
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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