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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2014

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 114
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 263
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 156
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 382
5 Mental handicap 13
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 44
7 Migraine / headaches 29
8 Other problems of nervous system 147
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 33
10 Other eye complaints 55
11 Poor hearing / deafness 62
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 5
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 21
14 Other ear complaints 13
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 33
16 Heart attack / angina 67
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 214
18 Other heart problems 156
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 0
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 5
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 34
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 86
23 Asthma 341
24 Hayfever 17
25 Other respiratory complaints 41
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 35
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 70
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 92
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 2
30 Kidney complaints 37
31 Urinary tract infection 0
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 16
33 Reproductive system disorders 38
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 399
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 219
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 306
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 3
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 37
39 Skin complaints 92
40 Other complaints 21
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 16
42 Complaint no longer present 1
-9 Refused 2
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 6363
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2014
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 2014.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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