Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

Variableill12m3
LabelType of illness for 12 months or more - 3rd
Question text What (else) is the matter with you?
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 20
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 47
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 85
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 78
5 Mental handicap 4
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 11
7 Migraine / headaches 6
8 Other problems of nervous system 17
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 24
10 Other eye complaints 33
11 Poor hearing / deafness 46
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 7
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 2
14 Other ear complaints 2
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 16
16 Heart attack / angina 24
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 79
18 Other heart problems 33
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 1
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 4
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 12
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 17
23 Asthma 41
24 Hayfever 7
25 Other respiratory complaints 16
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 20
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 41
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 28
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 8
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 12
33 Reproductive system disorders 17
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 106
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 54
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 89
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 14
39 Skin complaints 29
40 Other complaints 15
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 7
42 Complaint no longer present 1
99 Not Answered / Refusal 0
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 9907
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.