Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variableillcde1
Label1st main other chronic illness - currently treated
Question text Please specify the main illness below. Please write in only one illness. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 0
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 0
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 397
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 35
8 Other problems of nervous system 208
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 14
10 Other eye complaints 73
11 Poor hearing/deafness 3
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 5
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 23
14 Other ear complaints 11
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 0
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 0
18 Other heart problems 0
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 68
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 59
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 103
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 138
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 57
31 Urinary tract infection 5
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 68
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 206
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 8
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 63
39 Skin complaints 90
40 Other complaints 14
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 29
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 67
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 14235
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2010
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2010, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study