Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablellticd2
Label2nd 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 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 3
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 22
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 9
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 34
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 18
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 9
10 Other eye complaints 2
11 Poor hearing/deafness 5
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 5
14 Other ear complaints 5
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 5
16 Heart attack/angina 4
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 13
18 Other heart problems 26
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 4
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 9
23 Asthma 22
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 37
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 3
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 8
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 16
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 2
33 Reproductive system disorders 3
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 71
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 60
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 101
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 2
39 Skin complaints 6
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 19
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 4024
-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