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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

Variable Details

Variableillsm4
LabelType of illness - 4th
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? Response 4
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 3
2 Diabetes 7
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 20
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 10
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 3
7 Migraine/headaches 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 4
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 3
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 6
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 1
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack/angina 6
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 18
18 Other heart problems 16
19 Piles/haemorrhoids including Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 6
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 3
23 Asthma 2
24 Hayfever 2
25 Other respiratory complaints 5
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 8
27 Other digestive complaints 4
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 5
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 6
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 1
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 25
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 14
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 20
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 3
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 5
42 Complaint no longer present 0
97 Not Answered/Refusal 297
-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 8080
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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