Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Diet and Nutrition Survey Years 1-4, 2008/09-2011/12

Variable Details

VariableCutIll
LabelIllness or injury code
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 6
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 14
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 7
8 Other problems of nervous system 20
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 0
10 Other eye complaints 9
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 6
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack/angina 4
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 2
18 Other heart problems 4
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 2
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 6
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 132
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 51
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 4
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 4
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 17
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 35
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 76
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 8
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 3
39 Skin complaints 4
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 63
42 Complaint no longer present 0
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-4 Qn not applicable to survey year 0
-1 Item not applicable 3654
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Diet and Nutrition Survey Years 1-4, 2008/09-2011/12