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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

Variableill12m3
LabelType of illness for 12 months or more - 3rd
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 16
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 45
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 82
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 61
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 3
7 Migraine / headaches 5
8 Other problems of nervous system 29
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 26
10 Other eye complaints 24
11 Poor hearing / deafness 29
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 3
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 5
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 8
16 Heart attack / angina 20
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 89
18 Other heart problems 36
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 1
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 1
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 10
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 9
23 Asthma 40
24 Hayfever 4
25 Other respiratory complaints 16
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 15
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 24
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 30
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 8
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 16
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 99
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 42
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 68
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 2
39 Skin complaints 20
40 Other complaints 7
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 10
42 Complaint no longer present 2
99 Not Answered / Refusal 0
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 9409
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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