Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

Variablellticde1
LabelLimiting lti 1 - ICD code
Question text Which of these long-term illnesses, health problems or disabilities limits their daily activities? You can record up to three. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer including lumps, masses, tumours and growths also ben 1
2 Diabetes 4
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves 25
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 6
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problmes of nervous system 5
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 2
10 Other eye complaint 2
11 Poor hearing/deafness 5
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 3
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerbral thrombosis 0
16 Hear attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure 0
18 Other heart problems 1
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 22
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 2
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints 2
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 6
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 0
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 3
36 Other problmes of bones/joints/muscles 10
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 1
39 Skin complaints 4
40 Other complaints 2
41 Unclassifiable (no other code available) 10
42 Complaint no longer present 0
-9 No answer/refused 47
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 3048
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