Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variablelsicode1
LabelLongstanding illness 1 - ICD code
Question text What is the matter with this child? You can record up to six different health problems.
Responses
1 Cancer including lumps, masses, tumours and growths also ben 3
2 Diabetes 9
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 9
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves 43
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 12
7 Migraine/headaches 8
8 Other problmes of nervous system 8
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 3
10 Other eye complaint 9
11 Poor hearing/deafness 18
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 17
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerbral thrombosis 0
16 Hear attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure 1
18 Other heart problems 15
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl varicose veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 5
23 Asthma 156
24 Hayfever 15
25 Other respiratory complaints 13
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer/abdominal hernia/rupture 2
27 Other digestive complaints 6
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 17
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 9
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 4
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 2
36 Other problmes of bones/joints/muscles 20
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 4
39 Skin complaints 54
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable (no other code available) 19
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/refusal 0
-9 No answer/refused 19
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2147
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