Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableLimLi
LabelLongstanding illness code
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 32
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 78
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 41
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 72
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 18
7 Migraine/headaches 10
8 Other problems of nervous system 39
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 11
10 Other eye complaints 6
11 Poor hearing/deafness 12
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 4
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 12
16 Heart attack/angina 26
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 86
18 Other heart problems 31
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 6
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 191
24 Hayfever 14
25 Other respiratory complaints 19
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 11
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 20
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 46
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 13
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 4
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 113
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 61
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 62
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 25
39 Skin complaints 35
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 9
42 Complaint no longer present 1
-9 No answer/refused 1
-8 Don't know 0
-4 Qn not applicable to survey year 0
-1 Item not applicable 3032
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Diet and Nutrition Survey Years 1-4, 2008/09-2011/12