Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

Variableill12m1
LabelType of illness for 12 months or more - 1st
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 125
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 308
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 182
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 385
5 Mental handicap 12
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 48
7 Migraine / headaches 30
8 Other problems of nervous system 143
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 40
10 Other eye complaints 48
11 Poor hearing / deafness 71
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 9
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 17
14 Other ear complaints 8
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 49
16 Heart attack / angina 80
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 296
18 Other heart problems 175
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 5
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 32
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 95
23 Asthma 365
24 Hayfever 11
25 Other respiratory complaints 41
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 34
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 72
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 99
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 3
30 Kidney complaints 39
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 34
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 450
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 262
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 261
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 11
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 45
39 Skin complaints 81
40 Other complaints 28
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 35
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not Answered / Refusal 0
-9 No answer/refused 1
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 6934
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD FULLY. PROBE FOR DETAIL. IF MORE THAN ONE MENTIONED, ENTER ONE HERE ONLY. Open Answer: up to 60 characters
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2013.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.