Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variableillcde1
Label1st main other chronic illness - currently treated
Question text Please specify the main illness below. Please write in only one illness.
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 344
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 28
8 Other problems of nervous system 142
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 15
10 Other eye complaints 48
11 Poor hearing/deafness 5
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 6
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 17
14 Other ear complaints 3
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 0
18 Other heart problems 0
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 53
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 8
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 48
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 69
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 140
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 57
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 15
33 Reproductive system disorders 57
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 182
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 67
39 Skin complaints 90
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 43
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 89
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 12377
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2007
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2007, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study