Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variablellticd1
Label1st main limiting long-term illness
Question text If you have limitations in any of your daily activities or work, which long-term illness, health problem or disability is the main cause? Please write in only one illness.
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 76
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 93
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 32
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 188
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 27
7 Migraine/headaches 22
8 Other problems of nervous system 176
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 57
10 Other eye complaints 21
11 Poor hearing/deafness 29
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 22
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 75
16 Heart attack/angina 110
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 40
18 Other heart problems 202
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 47
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 50
23 Asthma 131
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 118
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 15
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 24
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 73
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 28
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 11
33 Reproductive system disorders 19
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 853
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 430
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 479
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 16
39 Skin complaints 21
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 156
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 1
-9 No answer/refused 298
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 9949
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