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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2014

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 51
2 Diabetes including Hyperglycaemia 75
3 Other endocrine / metabolic 142
4 Mental illness / anxiety / depression / nerves (nes) 146
5 Mental handicap 3
6 Epilepsy / fits / convulsions 12
7 Migraine / headaches 17
8 Other problems of nervous system 46
9 Cataract / poor eye sight / blindness 24
10 Other eye complaints 35
11 Poor hearing / deafness 47
12 Tinnitus / noises in the ear 5
13 Meniere's disease / ear complaints causing balance problems 12
14 Other ear complaints 6
15 Stroke / cerebral haemorrhage / cerebral thrombosis 14
16 Heart attack / angina 56
17 Hypertension / high blood pressure / blood pressure (nes) 168
18 Other heart problems 91
19 Piles / haemorrhoids 2
20 Varicose veins / phlebitis in lower extremities 6
21 Other blood vessels / embolic 28
22 Bronchitis / emphysema 36
23 Asthma 105
24 Hayfever 6
25 Other respiratory complaints 34
26 Stomach ulcer / abdominal hernia / rupture 29
27 Other digestive complaints (stomach, liver, pancreas, bile d 45
28 Complaints of bowel / colon (large intestine, caecum, bowel, 56
29 Complaints of teeth / mouth / tongue 1
30 Kidney complaints 20
31 Urinary tract infection 3
32 Other bladder problems / incontinence 8
33 Reproductive system disorders 30
34 Arthritis / rheumatism / fibrositis 166
35 Back problems / slipped disc / spine / neck 102
36 Other problems of bones / joints / muscles 148
37 Infectious and parasitic disease 2
38 Disorders of blood and blood forming organs and immunity dis 23
39 Skin complaints 50
40 Other complaints 18
41 Unclassifiable (no other codable complaint) 15
42 Complaint no longer present 0
-9 Refused 3
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 8194
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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