Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2014

Variable Details

Variablellticd2
LabelLimiting long term illness main cause (Q28c)
Question text What is the main health problem or disability you have that limits your day-to-day activities? Please write in one condition only, that is the one that limits your activities the most.
Responses
1 Cancer (neoplasm) including lumps, masses, tumours and growt 4
2 Diabetes. Incl. Hyperglycaemia 11
3 Other endocrine/metabolic 3
4 Mental illness/anxiety/depression/nerves (nes) 34
5 Mental handicap 0
6 Epilepsy/fits/convulsions 4
7 Migraine/headaches 4
8 Other problems of nervous system 20
9 Cataract/poor eye sight/blindness 2
10 Other eye complaints 4
11 Poor hearing/deafness 3
12 Tinnitus/noises in the ear 2
13 Meniere's disease/ear complaints causing balance problems 8
14 Other ear complaints 1
15 Stroke/cerebral haemorrhage/cerebral thrombosis 4
16 Heart attack/angina 7
17 Hypertension/high blood pressure/blood pressure (nes) 7
18 Other heart problems 16
19 Piles/haemorrhoids incl. Varicose Veins in anus. 0
20 Varicose veins/phlebitis in lower extremities 4
21 Other blood vessels/embolic 6
22 Bronchitis/emphysema 0
23 Asthma 9
24 Hayfever 0
25 Other respiratory complaints 35
26 Stomach ulcer/ulcer (nes)/abdominal hernia/rupture 5
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 6
28 Complaints of bowel/colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, c 7
29 Complaints of teeth/mouth/tongue 0
30 Kidney complaints 1
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems/incontinence 5
33 Reproductive system disorders 5
34 Arthritis/rheumatism/fibrositis 41
35 Back problems/slipped disc/spine/neck 70
36 Other problems of bones/joints/muscles 170
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 0
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs 2
39 Skin complaints 5
40 Other complaints 1
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 33
42 Complaint no longer present NB Only use this code if it is a 0
-9 No answer/refused 4441
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 9190
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2014
UniverseLocation of units of observation:National;Population:Adults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2014, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study