Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2012

Variable Details

Variablellticde1
LabelLimiting lti 1 - ICD code
Question text Which of these long-term illnesses, health problems or disabilities limits their daily activities? You can record up to three. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 2
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 1
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 34
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 3
7 Migraine/headaches 5
8 Other problems of nervous system 8
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 1
10 Other eye complaints 2
11 Poor hearing/deafness 6
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 0
14 Other ear complaints 2
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. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 1
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 27
24 Hayfever 3
25 Other respiratory complaints 7
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 0
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 4
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 1
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 0
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 1
33 Reproductive system disorders 0
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 2
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 3
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 10
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 0
39 Skin complaints 6
40 Other complaints 5
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 6
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 22
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2777
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