Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

Variablellticd1
LabelLimiting long term illness main cause (Q28c)
Question text If you have limitations in any of your daily activities or work, which long-term illness, health problem or disability is the main cause? Please write in only one illness. Response 1
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 95
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 81
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 43
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 326
5 Mental handicap 7
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 27
7 Migraine/headaches 26
8 Other problems of nervous system 280
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 55
10 Other eye complaints 24
11 Poor hearing/deafness 14
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 1
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 26
14 Other ear complaints 5
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 56
16 Heart attack/angina 60
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 25
18 Other heart problems 191
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 2
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 6
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 30
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 8
23 Asthma 110
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 256
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 23
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 26
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 57
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 16
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 26
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 931
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 708
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 880
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 1
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 21
39 Skin complaints 17
40 Other complaints 18
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 302
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 354
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 9854
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2013
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2013, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study