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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariableIllsM1
LabelType of illness - 1st
Question text What (else) is the matter with you? Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) 123
2 Diabetes 314
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 160
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 218
5 Mental handicap 5
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 41
7 Migraine/headaches 33
8 Other problems of nervous system 146
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 34
10 Other eye complaints 32
11 Poor hearing/deafness 41
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 7
13 Menieres disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 13
14 Other ear complaints 9
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 42
16 Heart attack/angina 74
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 279
18 Other heart problems 184
19 Piles/haemorrhoids including Varicose Veins in anus 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 32
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 33
23 Asthma 360
24 Hayfever 18
25 Other respiratory complaints 86
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 32
27 Other digestive complaints 46
28 Complaints of bowel/colon 122
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 22
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 6
33 Reproductive system disorders 35
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 502
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 283
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 276
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 11
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 30
39 Skin complaints 66
40 Other complaints 13
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 41
42 Complaint no longer present 0
97 Not Answered/Refusal 0
99 Not Answered / Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 6840
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2011
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 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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