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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablellticd1
Label1st main limiting long-term illness
Question text If you have limitations in any of your daily activities or work, which long-term illness, health problem or disability is the main cause? Please write in only one illness. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 122
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 89
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 40
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 263
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 37
7 Migraine/headaches 25
8 Other problems of nervous system 228
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 45
10 Other eye complaints 25
11 Poor hearing/deafness 27
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 15
14 Other ear complaints 13
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 71
16 Heart attack/angina 86
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 37
18 Other heart problems 186
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 2
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 45
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 43
23 Asthma 151
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 165
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 18
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 31
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 60
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 23
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 26
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 996
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 558
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 607
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 12
39 Skin complaints 29
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 153
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 309
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11440
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
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