Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2012

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 407
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 0
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 0
7 Migraine/headaches 33
8 Other problems of nervous system 173
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 10
10 Other eye complaints 76
11 Poor hearing/deafness 1
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 5
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 7
14 Other ear complaints 11
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. 1
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 43
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 0
24 Hayfever 8
25 Other respiratory complaints 0
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 49
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 124
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 169
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 6
30 Kidney complaints 59
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 30
33 Reproductive system disorders 82
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 0
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 0
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 236
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 6
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 91
39 Skin complaints 110
40 Other complaints 56
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 22
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 78
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 13790
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2012
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2012, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study