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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

Variableill12m1
LabelType of illness for 12 months or more - 1st
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 121
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 291
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 189
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 327
5 Mental handicap 14
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 51
7 Migraine / headaches 25
8 Other problems of nervous system 150
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 49
10 Other eye complaints 48
11 Poor hearing / deafness 62
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 5
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 12
14 Other ear complaints 14
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 41
16 Heart attack / angina 77
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 246
18 Other heart problems 183
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 24
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 72
23 Asthma 373
24 Hayfever 10
25 Other respiratory complaints 57
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 36
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 66
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 97
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 5
30 Kidney complaints 19
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 11
33 Reproductive system disorders 36
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 429
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 219
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 236
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 10
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 39
39 Skin complaints 61
40 Other complaints 18
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 23
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not Answered / Refusal 0
-9 No answer/refused 2
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 6580
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL. IF MORE THAN ONE MENTIONED, ENTER ONE HERE ONLY. Open Answer: up to 60 characters
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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