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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

Variableill12m2
LabelType of illness for 12 months or more - 2nd
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 30
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 85
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 134
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 119
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 14
7 Migraine / headaches 12
8 Other problems of nervous system 45
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 35
10 Other eye complaints 38
11 Poor hearing / deafness 62
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 10
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 8
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 25
16 Heart attack / angina 31
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 186
18 Other heart problems 111
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 2
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 17
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 37
23 Asthma 88
24 Hayfever 13
25 Other respiratory complaints 26
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 20
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 45
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 54
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 14
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 27
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 229
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 87
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 165
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 15
39 Skin complaints 39
40 Other complaints 10
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 14
42 Complaint no longer present 0
99 Not Answered / Refusal 0
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 8465
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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