Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variableillcde1
Label1st main other chronic illness - currently treated
Question text Please specify the main illness below. Please write in only one illness. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 345
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 24
8 Other problems of nervous system 158
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 9
10 Other eye complaints 58
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 26
14 Other ear complaints 5
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. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 52
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 48
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 77
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 126
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 53
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 13
33 Reproductive system disorders 55
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 161
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 8
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 52
39 Skin complaints 99
40 Other complaints 17
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 17
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 55
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11844
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2008
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2008, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study