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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

Variable Details

Variableillsm1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 64
2 Diabetes 182
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 111
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 202
5 Mental handicap 17
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 37
7 Migraine/headaches 29
8 Other problems of nervous system 100
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 32
10 Other eye complaints 35
11 Poor hearing/deafness 49
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 3
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 5
14 Other ear complaints 29
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 20
16 Heart attack/angina 62
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 167
18 Other heart problems 129
19 Piles/haemorrhoids including Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 22
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 31
23 Asthma 416
24 Hayfever 41
25 Other respiratory complaints 63
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 24
27 Other digestive complaints 55
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 81
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 26
31 Urinary tract infection 6
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 33
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 242
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 160
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 178
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 29
39 Skin complaints 122
40 Other complaints 10
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 25
42 Complaint no longer present 1
97 Not Answered/Refusal 0
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5754
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL. IF MORE THAN ONE MENTIONED, ENTER ONE HERE ONLY. Open Answer: up to 60 characters Variable names for text are IllsTxt1-IllsTxt6
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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