Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variableillcode
LabelOther chronic illness - ICD code
Question text Please specify the main illness below. Please write in only one illness.
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 4
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 4
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 7
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 14
5 Mental handicap 2
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 6
7 Migraine/headaches 0
8 Other problems of nervous system 4
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 2
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 3
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 13
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 0
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 3
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 4
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 1
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 5
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 9
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 2
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 0
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 1
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 10
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 1
39 Skin complaints 4
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 3
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 20
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 3040
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