Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

Variablelsicode2
LabelLongstanding illness 2 - ICD code
Question text What is the matter with this child? You can record up to six different health problems. Response 2
Responses
1 Cancer including lumps, masses, tumours and growths also ben 0
2 Diabetes 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves 14
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 7
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problmes of nervous system 2
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 4
10 Other eye complaint 2
11 Poor hearing/deafness 3
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerbral thrombosis 0
16 Hear attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure 0
18 Other heart problems 2
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl varicose veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 0
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 16
24 Hayfever 10
25 Other respiratory complaints 8
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints 5
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 2
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 1
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problmes of bones/joints/muscles 6
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 27
40 Other complaints 2
41 Unclassifiable (no other code available) 12
42 Complaint no longer present 0
-9 No answer/refused 504
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2582
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