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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2011

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 111
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 91
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 55
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 328
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 42
7 Migraine/headaches 21
8 Other problems of nervous system 263
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 48
10 Other eye complaints 44
11 Poor hearing/deafness 17
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 14
14 Other ear complaints 9
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 77
16 Heart attack/angina 72
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 43
18 Other heart problems 206
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 3
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 40
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 44
23 Asthma 132
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 217
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 18
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 39
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 61
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 28
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 17
33 Reproductive system disorders 35
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 943
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 749
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 1031
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 25
39 Skin complaints 36
40 Other complaints 28
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 302
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 427
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10422
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
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