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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2010

Variable Details

Variableillsm4
LabelType of illness - 4th
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? Response 4
Responses
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 11
2 Diabetes 13
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 31
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 19
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 2
7 Migraine/headaches 7
8 Other problems of nervous system 9
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 13
10 Other eye complaints 9
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 1
16 Heart attack/angina 9
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 30
18 Other heart problems 16
19 Piles/haemorrhoids including Varicose Veins in anus 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 13
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 1
23 Asthma 20
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 14
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 14
27 Other digestive complaints 12
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 17
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 5
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 3
33 Reproductive system disorders 8
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 33
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 20
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 32
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 7
39 Skin complaints 12
40 Other complaints 3
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 6
42 Complaint no longer present 0
97 Not Answered/Refusal 509
99 Not Answered / Refusal 0
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Not applicable 13199
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2010
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 2010.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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