Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2008

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. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 89
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 96
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 26
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 201
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 25
7 Migraine/headaches 16
8 Other problems of nervous system 198
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 43
10 Other eye complaints 27
11 Poor hearing/deafness 22
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 6
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 17
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 64
16 Heart attack/angina 99
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 46
18 Other heart problems 176
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 4
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 40
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 51
23 Asthma 108
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 106
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 25
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 35
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 59
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 22
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 14
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 911
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 449
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 442
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 15
39 Skin complaints 22
40 Other complaints 17
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 129
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 294
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 9395
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