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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

Variableill12m2
LabelType of illness for 12 months or more - 2nd
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 48
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 98
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 167
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 166
5 Mental handicap 6
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 16
7 Migraine / headaches 24
8 Other problems of nervous system 55
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 34
10 Other eye complaints 35
11 Poor hearing / deafness 42
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 11
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 4
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 24
16 Heart attack / angina 64
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 184
18 Other heart problems 108
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 3
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 33
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 39
23 Asthma 88
24 Hayfever 8
25 Other respiratory complaints 35
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 33
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 57
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 63
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 20
31 Urinary tract infection 2
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 9
33 Reproductive system disorders 25
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 211
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 98
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 163
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 31
39 Skin complaints 61
40 Other complaints 28
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 20
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 8862
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.
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