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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

Variablellticd2
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 2
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 4
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 11
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 4
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 22
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 6
7 Migraine/headaches 6
8 Other problems of nervous system 32
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 6
10 Other eye complaints 3
11 Poor hearing/deafness 2
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 0
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 5
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 3
16 Heart attack/angina 8
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 7
18 Other heart problems 18
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 0
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 6
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 5
23 Asthma 12
24 Hayfever 1
25 Other respiratory complaints 38
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 4
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 4
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 12
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 3
31 Urinary tract infection 1
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 47
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 92
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 273
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 4
39 Skin complaints 4
40 Other complaints 0
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 15
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 4481
-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
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