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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

Variableill12m4
LabelType of illness for 12 months or more - 4th
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 6
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 18
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 28
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 15
5 Mental handicap 1
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 5
7 Migraine / headaches 1
8 Other problems of nervous system 9
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 15
10 Other eye complaints 16
11 Poor hearing / deafness 18
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 4
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 3
14 Other ear complaints 0
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack / angina 2
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 30
18 Other heart problems 13
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 6
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 7
23 Asthma 18
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 7
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 10
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 14
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 25
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 4
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 7
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 36
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 19
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 40
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 9
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 4
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 5
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 9923
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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