Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2008

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. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer including lumps, masses, tumours and growths also ben 1
2 Diabetes 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 8
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves 60
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 6
7 Migraine/headaches 5
8 Other problmes of nervous system 18
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 5
10 Other eye complaint 7
11 Poor hearing/deafness 15
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 14
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerbral thrombosis 0
16 Hear attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure 0
18 Other heart problems 21
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl varicose veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 2
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 168
24 Hayfever 18
25 Other respiratory complaints 14
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints 10
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 11
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 12
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 2
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 2
36 Other problmes of bones/joints/muscles 27
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 2
39 Skin complaints 53
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable (no other code available) 13
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not answered/refusal 0
-9 No answer/refused 4
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2131
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