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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2012

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 100
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 99
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 45
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 378
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 33
7 Migraine/headaches 23
8 Other problems of nervous system 224
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 50
10 Other eye complaints 30
11 Poor hearing/deafness 12
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 17
14 Other ear complaints 11
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 61
16 Heart attack/angina 61
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 33
18 Other heart problems 180
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 4
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 5
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 23
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 28
23 Asthma 138
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 253
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 25
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 37
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 74
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 6
30 Kidney complaints 21
31 Urinary tract infection 4
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 23
33 Reproductive system disorders 28
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 962
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 757
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 1030
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 5
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 26
39 Skin complaints 33
40 Other complaints 40
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 374
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 360
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10060
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
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