Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2011

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 402
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 32
8 Other problems of nervous system 213
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 8
10 Other eye complaints 67
11 Poor hearing/deafness 4
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 6
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 14
14 Other ear complaints 6
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. 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 64
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 39
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 104
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 149
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 71
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 19
33 Reproductive system disorders 72
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 230
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 4
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 70
39 Skin complaints 116
40 Other complaints 26
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 81
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 14218
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2011
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2011, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study