Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablellticd3
Label3rd 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 3
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 3
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 3
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 2
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 7
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 3
7 Migraine/headaches 2
8 Other problems of nervous system 3
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 1
10 Other eye complaints 0
11 Poor hearing/deafness 0
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 0
16 Heart attack/angina 2
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 1
18 Other heart problems 2
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 4
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 2
23 Asthma 3
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 8
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 0
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 5
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 4
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 2
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 6
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 9
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 24
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 1
39 Skin complaints 2
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 2
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 5520
-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