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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2009

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 106
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycemia 106
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 38
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 247
5 Mental handicap 7
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 48
7 Migraine/headaches 16
8 Other problems of nervous system 207
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 39
10 Other eye complaints 26
11 Poor hearing/deafness 31
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 31
14 Other ear complaints 5
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 81
16 Heart attack/angina 88
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 47
18 Other heart problems 217
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 35
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 39
23 Asthma 117
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 126
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 21
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 38
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 66
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 30
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 11
33 Reproductive system disorders 24
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 902
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 543
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 579
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 15
39 Skin complaints 20
40 Other complaints 8
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 167
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 402
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11521
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2009
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2009, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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