Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

Variable Details

Variableillsm3
LabelType of illness - 3rd
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? Response 3
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 17
2 Diabetes 17
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 40
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 34
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 5
7 Migraine/headaches 7
8 Other problems of nervous system 17
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 15
10 Other eye complaints 13
11 Poor hearing/deafness 7
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 4
16 Heart attack/angina 13
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 39
18 Other heart problems 20
19 Piles/haemorrhoids including Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 9
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 4
23 Asthma 22
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 13
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 11
27 Other digestive complaints 16
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 8
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 11
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 4
33 Reproductive system disorders 9
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 51
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 19
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 45
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 5
39 Skin complaints 9
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 11
42 Complaint no longer present 1
97 Not Answered/Refusal 717
-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 7363
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.